Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,

New American Standard Bible

if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you;

King James Version

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Holman Bible

you have heard, haven’t you, about the administration of God’s grace that He gave to me for you?

International Standard Version

Surely you have heard about the responsibility of administering God's grace that was given to me on your behalf,

A Conservative Version

since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,

American Standard Version

if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;

Amplified

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;

An Understandable Version

[Note: Paul here digresses from his prayer, begun in 1:15-16, to explain the circumstances of his being a prisoner on behalf of these Gentiles]. [I assume] you have heard about my commission [to minister] to you, which was given to me by God's unearned favor.

Anderson New Testament

if, indeed, you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God, which was given to me for your benefit,

Bible in Basic English

If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

Common New Testament

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,

Daniel Mace New Testament

if so be you have heard of the charge, which God has graciously dispens'd to me for you Gentiles;

Darby Translation

(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,

John Wesley New Testament

given me to you ward, That by revelation he made known to me the mystery:

Julia Smith Translation

If ye have heard of the distribution of the grace of God given to me for you:

King James 2000

If you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me toward you:

Lexham Expanded Bible

--if indeed you have heard [about] the stewardship of God's grace given to me for you.

Modern King James verseion

if you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given to me toward you,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If ye have heard of the ministration of the grace of God which is given me to you ward -

NET Bible

if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,

New Heart English Bible

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;

Noyes New Testament

if, indeed, ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given me toward you,

Sawyer New Testament

if indeed you heard of the dispensation of the grace of God given to me for you,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

if so be, that ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you:

Twentieth Century New Testament

For you have heard, I suppose, of the responsible charge with which God entrusted me for your benefit,

Webster

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me on your account.

Weymouth New Testament

if, that is, you have heard of the work which God has graciously entrusted to me for your benefit,

Williams New Testament

that is, if you have heard how God's favor has been entrusted to me for you,

World English Bible

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;

Worrell New Testament

if, at least, ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

Worsley New Testament

as ye have heard the dispensation of the grace of God, which was given me to preach unto you:

Youngs Literal Translation

if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If
εἴγε 
Eige 
if so be that, if, if yet
Usage: 5

ye have heard of
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

οἰκονομία 
Oikonomia 
Usage: 5

of the grace
χάρις 
Charis 
Usage: 151

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

is given
δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

me
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Devotionals

Devotionals about Ephesians 3:2

References

Images Ephesians 3:2

Prayers for Ephesians 3:2

Context Readings

The Mystery Of Christ Revealed

1 For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you the nations: - 2 If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you, 3 How that, by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, - even as I before wrote in brief, -


Cross References

2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto, I, have been appointed herald and apostle and teacher;

Romans 1:5

Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name,

Ephesians 1:10

For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in him:

Ephesians 4:7

To each one of you, however, hath favour been given, according to the measure of the free-gift of the Christ;

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him - Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both thenations and kings, and the sons of Israel;

Acts 13:2

And, as they were publicly ministering unto the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said - Separate forthwith unto me, Barnabas and Saul, unto the work whereunto I have called them.

Acts 13:46

And Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said - Unto you, was it necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken: seeing ye are thrusting it from you, and, unworthy, are judging yourselves of the age-abiding life, lo! we turn unto the nations;

Acts 22:21

And he said unto me - -Be taking thy journey; because, I, unto nations afar off, will send thee.

Acts 26:17-18

Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee -

Romans 11:13

Unto you, however, am I speaking, - you of the nations; inasmuch, indeed, then, as, I, am an apostle to the nations, my ministry, I glorify,

Romans 12:3

For I say, through the favour which hath been given me, unto every one who is among you, - not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but so to think as to think soberly - as, unto each one, God hath dealt a measure of faith.

Romans 15:15-16

Howbeit, the more boldly, have I written unto you, - in some measure, as bringing it back to your minds, - by reason of the favour given unto me from God, -

1 Corinthians 4:1

Let a man, so, be reckoning of us, as officers of Christ, and stewards of sacred secrets of God.

1 Corinthians 9:17-22

For, if, by choice, this thing I am doing, I have, a reward; but, if not by choice, with a stewardship, have I been entrusted!

Galatians 1:13

For ye have heard, as to my own manner of life, at one time, in Judaism, how that, exceedingly, was I persecuting the assembly of God, and laying it waste,

Galatians 1:15-16

But, when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his favour, was well-pleased

Galatians 2:8-9

For, he that energised in Peter, into an apostleship to the circumcision, energised also in me, for the nations, -

Ephesians 3:8

Unto me - the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad-message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,

Ephesians 4:21

If, at least, it is, him, ye have heard, and, in him, ye have been taught - even as truth is in Jesus, -

Colossians 1:4

Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which ye have unto all the saints, -

Colossians 1:6

When it presented itself unto you; even as, in all the world also, it is bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day when ye heard, and came personally to know the favour of God in truth,

Colossians 1:25-27

Of which, I, have become minister - according to the administration of God which hath been given unto me to you-ward, to fill up the word of God,

1 Timothy 1:4

Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies, - the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of God which is with faith; -

1 Timothy 1:11

According to the glad-message of the glory of the happy God, with which entrusted am, I.

1 Timothy 2:7

Unto which, I, have been appointed proclaimer and apostle - Truth I speak, I utter no falsehood - a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

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