knew Paul personally (Acts 19), “surely you have heard” underscores the likelihood that this letter was intended to be read beyond Ephesus. The readers of this letter have heard “about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me” (3:2). “Administration” renders the Greek word oikonomia, which can mean “plan” (1:10), but here speaks of the “administration, stewardship, or responsibility” that God gave Paul to be a steward of God’s grace for the Gentiles.1 That is, the mystery made known