Ephesians 4:7

Ephesians 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Context of Ephesians 4:7

5There is one Lord. There is one true message that we must believe. There is one baptism. 6There is one God, who is the Father of all of us. He has authority over all of us. He works through all of us. He is in all of us. But God has been kind to all of us. Each of us has received a special gift, just as Christ has decided to give us. 8This is what it says about him: ‘When he went up to the highest place, he led many prisoners with him. Then he gave gifts to his people.’ 9It says: ‘He went up.’ That must mean that Christ had also come down. He came down to a lower place, the earth.

Ephesians 4:7 word by word

ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• unto everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• is givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• graceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the measureμέτρονmetron · measureG3358
• of the giftδωρεάdōrea · free giftG1431
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:7

• Ephesians 4:8This is what it says about him: ‘When he went up to the highest place, he led many prisoners with him. Then he gave gifts to his people.’
• Matthew 25:15The master gave one servant 5,000 gold coins. He gave another servant 2,000 gold coins, and to another servant he gave 1,000 gold coins. The master gave to each servant what he would be able to use well. Then he went away on his journey.
• Romans 12:6God has been kind to us. He has given to each of us different gifts so that we can serve him. God helps some people to speak his messages clearly. Those people should trust God to tell them what to say.
• 1 Corinthians 12:8The Spirit helps some people to speak wise messages. Other people can speak messages that help people to know what is true. It is the same Spirit that helps them to do that.
• Ephesians 3:8I am the least important of all God's people. But God has given this special work to me because he is so kind. He has sent me to tell his good news to the Gentiles. Then they know about the many valuable things that Christ has prepared for us.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1So, as we work together with God, we tell you to be careful. Remember that God has been very kind and he has forgiven you. Do not waste that!
• 1 Peter 4:10God has helped each of you in a certain way. Think carefully about how to use that gift from God well. Remember that God has given many different gifts to his people so that they can help each other.
• Ephesians 3:2You must have heard that God has chosen me to do that. He has been very kind to give me this work to help you.
• John 3:34The one that God has sent speaks God's words. God has given his Spirit to fill that person completely.
• Romans 12:3God has been kind to me so that I can serve him. Because of that, I say this to every one of you: Do not think that you are better than you really are. Instead, think about yourself carefully. Decide how much God has helped you to trust him. Then you will know how to serve him well.
• 2 Corinthians 10:13As for us, we will only be proud of the work that God has given us to do. We will not be proud of anything more than that. And that includes our work among you.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Unto every one of us is given grace - Grace may here signify a particular office; as if the apostle had said: Though we are all equal in the respects already mentioned, yet we have all different offices and situations to fill up in the Church and in the world; and we receive a free gift from Christ, according to the nature of the office, that we may be able to discharge it according to his own mind. So the free gift, which we receive from Christ, is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But unto every one of us - Every Christian. Is given grace - The favor of God; meaning here that God had bestowed upon each sincere Christian the means of living as he ought to do, and had in his gospel made ample provision that they might walk worthy of their vocation. What “are” the endowments thus given, the apostle states in the following verses. The “grace” referred to here, most probably means “the gracious influences of the Holy Spirit,” or his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Unto every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly the gift of the Holy Ghost. Not a mere head knowledge, or bare acknowledging Christ to be the Son of God, but such as brings trust and obedience. There is a fulness in Christ, and a measure of that fulness given…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7He has given each of us a gift through his grace to strengthen the community of believers (see 1 Corinthians 12:7; compare Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. But--Though "one" in our common connection with "one Lord, one faith, &c., one God," yet "each one of us" has assigned to him his own particular gift, to be used for the good of the whole: none is overlooked; none therefore can be dispensed with for the edifying of the Church (Ep 4:12). A motive to unity (Ep 4:3). Translate, "Unto each one of us was the grace (which was bestowed by Christ at His ascension, Ep 4:8) given according to," &c. the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:7

• Gifts from God
• Grace of God
• Regeneration
• Responsibility
• Sanctification

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Commentaries on Ephesians 4

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings