Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ephesians 3:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions
Role in This Section
Paul refers to the stewardship of God's grace entrusted to him for the Gentile readers.
Read It With
- Ephesians 3:1–13
Read Ephesians 3:1–13 as a complete section. Verse 1 begins a prayer that pauses until verse 14. Verses 2–13 explain Paul's stewardship and define the mystery as Gentile co-inheritance in Christ.
Why It Needs Context
Paul's personal comments serve the larger explanation of the revealed mystery and Gentile inclusion, so this line must remain inside the whole interruption.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ephesians 3:1–13 — The Revealed Mystery and Paul's MinistrySources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact KJV wording and immediate English context for Ephesians 3:1–13.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Ephesians 3; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording and sentence relationships used to check the passage.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Eph.txt, Ephesians 3, verses within Ephesians 3:1–13.
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