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The Mystery of the Gospel

Ephesians 3:2

In 9 translations

BSB
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
KJV
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
WEB
if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,
ASV
if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;
LSV
if, indeed, you heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,
YLT
if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,
DBY
(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,Elohim
DRC
If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:
GNV
If ye haue heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is giuen me to you warde,

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  • Word order: Textus Receptus place εἴ elsewhere in this verse.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς·
RP2018
εἴγε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς,
TR-Boyd
εἴγε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς,
SCR1894
ειγε ηκουσατε την οικονομιαν της χαριτος του θεου της δοθεισης μοι εις υμας

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  • 1 Timothy 1:11that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
  • Colossians 1:25–27I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. To them God has chosen to make known…
  • Galatians 1:15–16But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
  • 2 Timothy 1:11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
  • Romans 1:5Through 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.
  • Ephesians 4:7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
  • 1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:17–22If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility. What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use…
  • Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
  • Romans 15:15–16However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles…
  • Ephesians 1:10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
  • Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
  • Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  • Acts 26:17–18I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive…
  • Acts 22:21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
  • Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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