⁷^qWhereof I was made ^ra minister, according to the gift of ^ethe grace of God given unto me ^sby the effectual working of his power. ⁸Unto me, ^twho am less than the least of all saints, ^eis this grace given, that I should preach ^camong the Gentiles the ^uunsearchable ^wriches of Christ; ⁹And ^hto make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, ^hwhich from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, ^xwho created all things by Jesus Christ:

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Ephesians 3:8: To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ …

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rSee 2 Cor. 3:6.
e Rom. 1:5. & 12:3. ver. 7, 8. ch. 4:7. See Jude 4.
sSee ch. 1:19.
tSo 1 Cor. 15:9. Comp. 2 Cor. 12:11. 1 Tim. 1:15.
e Rom. 1:5. & 12:3. ver. 7, 8. ch. 4:7. See Jude 4.
cSee Acts 9:15. & 13:2.
u Rom. 11:33 (Gk.).
wSo ch. 1:7. Col. 1:27. Comp. Prov. 8:19.
h Col. 1:26 (Gk.), 27. See Rom. 16:25. So ver. 9, 10.
h Col. 1:26 (Gk.), 27. See Rom. 16:25. So ver. 9, 10.
xSee John 1:3. & ch. 2:10.

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q Col. 1:23, 25.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power.

This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ, and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.

NLTNew Living Translation

By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles, and to enlighten everyone as to what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all things,