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Ephesians 3:2–3

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If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
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  1. 1 Timothy 1:11Rank 1 from verse 2
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    11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

  2. Colossians 1:25–27Rank 2 from verse 2
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    25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

    26Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

    27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  3. 2 Timothy 1:11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  4. Galatians 1:15–16Rank 4 from verse 2
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    15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  5. Romans 1:5Rank 5 from verse 2
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    5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

From verse 3

  1. Galatians 1:12Rank 1 from verse 3
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    12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  2. Romans 16:25Rank 2 from verse 3
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    25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

  3. Ephesians 1:9–11Rank 3 from verse 3
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    9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

    10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

    11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  4. Ephesians 3:9Rank 4 from verse 3
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    9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

  5. Acts 22:17Rank 5 from verse 3
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    17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

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Ephesians 3:2

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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dispensation

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Sense 1: An administration, arrangement, or ordering. Sense 2: A stewardship or responsibility committed or given to someone.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

grace

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Sense 1: Favor, acceptance, goodwill, kindness, or mercy. Sense 2: A favor, gift, benefit, or help freely bestowed, especially God's favor and enabling help; in salvation, explicitly contrasted with works and debt. Sense 3: Pleasing quality, beauty, attractiveness, or elegance, including gracious speech. Sense 4: Thankfulness or gratitude.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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Ephesians 3:3

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mystery

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A matter or meaning hidden or formerly hidden, secret, unrevealed, or not understood.

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wrote

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Set down, recorded, composed, or communicated in writing; the past tense of write.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:1FOR this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

3:2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

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3:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

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3:4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

3:5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

3:6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

3:7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

3:9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

3:10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

3:11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

3:12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

3:13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

3:14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

3:15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

3:16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

3:18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

3:19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

3:20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

3:21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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