As they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’
Ephesians 3:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised assuming you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that he gave me for you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace (His unmerited favor) that was entrusted to me [to dispense to you] for your benefit, American Standard Version (1901) if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward; Common English Bible You’ve heard, of course, about the responsibility to distribute God’s grace, which God gave to me for you, right? Catholic Public Domain Version Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you: |
As they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’
Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, ‘It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
‘He said to me, “Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.” ’
But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.
Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles, ,
Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God.
For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
as a plan for the right time #– #to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.
I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power.
This grace was given to me #– #the least of all the saints #– #to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ,
and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.
assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus,
Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints
that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God’s grace. ,
that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.
or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.
For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.