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Ephesians 3:2
2(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of 1God which has been given to me towards you,
Ephesians 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
- New International Version (NIV)Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,
Context of Ephesians 3:2
1For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations, (if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you, 3that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly, 4by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)
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εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶςRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 3:2
- Ephesians 4:21if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as [the] truth is in Jesus;
- Galatians 1:13For ye have heard [what was] my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;
- Colossians 1:4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints,
- 2 Timothy 1:11to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of [the] nations.
- Ephesians 3:8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
- Ephesians 4:7But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
- Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him, Go, for this [man] is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and [the] sons of Israel:
- Acts 13:2And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
- Acts 22:21And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.
- Acts 26:17taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom I send thee,
- Romans 1:5by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,
- Romans 11:13For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;
- Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
- Romans 15:15But I have written to you the more boldly, [brethren,] in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace given to me by God,
- 1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with an administration.
Commentaries on Ephesians 3:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2If ye have heard of the dispensation - The compound particle , which is commonly translated if indeed, in several places means since indeed, seeing that, and should be translated so in this verse, and in several other places of the New Testament. Seeing ye have heard of the dispensation of God, which is given me to you-ward: this they had amply learned from the apostle during his stay at Ephesus, for he had not shunned to declare unto them the whole…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2If ye have heard - ̓́- Ei-ge“If at least, if indeed, if so be, spoken of what is taken for granted.” “Robinson;” compare 2 Corinthians 5:3; Galatians 3:4; Ephesians 4:21; Colossians 1:23, for the use of the particle. The particle here is not designed to express a doubt whether they had heard of it or not, for he takes it for granted that they had. Doddridge renders it, “since I well know you have heard,” etc. He had informed them of his being called to be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-13Paul pauses his thought in 3:1 to talk about his role in God's plan. When Paul first converted, God gave him the special task of sharing his grace with the gentiles (see Acts 9:15–16; 22:14–15, 21; 26:17–18; Romans 1:5; 11:13–14; 15:15–18; Galatians 1:15–16; 2:7–9; Colossians 1:25–27; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 4:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. If--The Greek does not imply doubt: "Assuming (what I know to be the fact, namely) that ye have heard," &c. "If, as I presume," The indicative in the Greek shows that no doubt is implied: "Seeing that doubtless," &c. He by this phrase delicately reminds them of their having heard from himself, and probably from others subsequently, the fact. See Introduction, showing that these words do not disprove the address of this Epistle to the Ephesians. Compare…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ephesians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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