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:

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The dispensation

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Ye

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that is to all the saints,

to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

The dispensation

to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,

and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;

and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'

and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'

delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God,

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called me through His grace --

for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,

of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,