Bible Strands
Ephesians 3:2
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, writes to the Gentile believers in Ephesus, introducing the specific task God entrusted to him for their benefit (v. 1).
The words — οἰκονομία (oikonomian) is a household-management term meaning "stewardship" or "administration," implying a finite, delegated charge rather than personal ownership.
The thread — The same sense of a divinely assigned proclamation to the Gentiles recurs in Romans 1:5 (grace and apostleship), Colossians 1:25 (commission to fully proclaim), and 1 Timothy 1:11 (entrusted with the gospel).
Why it lands — The verse strips any claim to self-made authority from the messenger and places the entire enterprise under God's initiative, asking the reader to measure any calling by what was given, not what was achieved.
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The Greek words
King James Version
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 1:11 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
- Colossians 1:25 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
- Romans 1:5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
- Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- 2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
- Ephesians 4:7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Romans 15:15 However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
- 1 Corinthians 9:17 If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
- Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.