Ephesians 3:2
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
- KJV
- If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
- WEB
- if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,
- ASV
- if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;
- DARBY
- (if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,
- BLB
- If indeed you⁺ heard of the administration of the grace of God having been given to me for you⁺,
- ÅB
- om dere ellers har hørt om husholdningen med den Guds nåde som er meg gitt for dere,
- OTB
- Dere har sikkert hørt om forvaltningen av Guds nåde som ble gitt til meg for dere;
- B1930
- om I ellers har hørt om husholdningen med den Guds nåde som er mig gitt for eder,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 1:11
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
Read in contextColossians 1:25–27
I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
Read in contextGalatians 1:15–16
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
Read in contextRomans 1:5
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:11
to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
Read in contextEphesians 4:7
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:1
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Read in contextRomans 15:15–16
However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
Read in context