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Ephesians 3:8

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I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.

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Then King David went into the tent and sat in front of the Lord. “Who am I, Lord God,” he asked, “and why is my house so important that you have brought me this far?

Your kindness is so great! You reserve it for those who fear you. Adam’s descendants watch as you show it to those who take refuge in you.

“The servant said, ‘Sir, what you’ve ordered has been done. But there is still room for more people.’

Each of us has received one gift after another because of all that the Word is.

The apostles left the council room. They were happy to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for speaking about Jesus.

The Lord told Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to bring my name to nations, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways.

Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.

Do you have contempt for God, who is very kind to you, puts up with you, and deals patiently with you? Don’t you realize that it is God’s kindness that is trying to lead you to him and change the way you think and act?

You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.

I’m the least of the apostles. I’m not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God’s church.

But as Scripture says: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.”

to show me his Son. He did this so that I would tell people who are not Jewish that his Son is the Good News. When this happened, I didn’t talk it over with any other person.

The one who made Peter an apostle to Jewish people also made me an apostle to people who are not Jewish.

He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come.

This is the reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus  for those of you who are not Jewish.

I’m asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit.

You will know Christ’s love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God.

Certainly, you have heard how God gave me the responsibility of bringing his kindness  to you.

Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.

My God will richly fill your every need in a glorious way through Christ Jesus.

God wanted his people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery—which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory.

In the past I cursed him, persecuted him, and acted arrogantly toward him. However, I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief.

This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.

I was appointed to spread this Good News and to be an apostle to teach people who are not Jewish about faith and truth. I’m telling you the truth. I’m not lying.

I was appointed to be a messenger of this Good News, an apostle, and a teacher.

I advise you: Buy gold purified in fire from me so that you may be rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them so that you may keep your shameful, naked body from showing. Buy ointment to put on your eyes so that you may see.




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