Ephesians 3:2

2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

Ephesians 3:2 in Other Translations

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

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

2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.

2 I take it that you're familiar with the part I was given in God's plan for including everybody.

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

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

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

2 I am sure you have heard that God appointed me to share his grace with you.

Ephesians 3:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 3:2

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,
&c.] Not the free love and favour of God in his heart towards his people; nor internal grace wrought in the heart of the apostle; but either the gift of grace, as in ( Ephesians 3:7 ) qualifying him for the work of the ministry; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "if ye have heard the gift of the grace of God"; or rather the doctrine of grace, the Gospel, the subject matter of which is the grace of God; it is a declaration of the free grace of God in the salvation of men; and it is the means of conveying the grace of God into their hearts. Now the apostle had a dispensation to preach this Gospel committed to him; he acted by authority, and as a steward of the mysteries of God; and which he faithfully dispensed to the family of Christ, who appointed him to this service: this the Ephesians had heard of, from the relations of the apostle, and others, and knew it themselves, having often heard him preach, for he was with them for the space of three years; wherefore this is not said as if he questioned, whether they had heard or not, but as taking it for granted that they had: "if", or "seeing ye have heard"

which is given me to you-ward;
it was not for his own private use, that the Gospel was committed to him, or gifts were given him to qualify him for the dispensation of it, but for the sake of others, especially the Gentiles, and particularly the Ephesians.

Ephesians 3:2 In-Context

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

Cross References

• 1. Colossians 1:25