Ephesians 3:2

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Summary

Ephesians 3:2

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Ye

The dispensation

Bible References

Ye

if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus;

For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it,

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles.

The dispensation

To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to make known among the gentiles the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ,

But to each one of us was given the grace [which he hath] according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

And he said to me, Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the gentiles.

delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee,

through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations;

For I am speaking to you gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the gentiles, I magnify my office,

For through the grace given to me I warn every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath imparted to each.

But I have written to you, brethren, in a manner somewhat bold on some subjects, as putting you in mind, on account of the grace given me by God

Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, still I have been intrusted with a stewardship.

But when it pleased him who set me apart from my very birth, and called me through his grace,

(for he who wrought for Peter in behalf of the apostleship to the circumcised, wrought also for me in behalf of the gentiles,)

of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles.