Ephesians 3:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.
  • Phil 4:19 : 19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  • Col 1:27 : 27 To 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:
  • Col 2:1-3 : 1 For I wish that you knew what great conflict I have for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Acts 5:41 : 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
  • Eph 1:7-8 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; 8 Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;
  • Eph 3:16 : 16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another;
  • Rom 15:15-17 : 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written to you more boldly in part, to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God, 16 That I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in what pertains to God.
  • 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it is written, 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.'
  • 1 Chr 17:16 : 16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
  • 1 Chr 29:14-15 : 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given You. 15 For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you; which you have wrought for those who trust in you before the sons of men!
  • Prov 30:2-3 : 2 Surely I am more ignorant than any man, and do not have the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the Holy One.
  • John 1:16 : 16 And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
  • Eph 3:19 : 19 And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.
  • Eph 2:7 : 7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
  • Eph 3:2 : 2 If you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God which was given to me for you:
  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
  • Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
  • Gal 1:16 : 16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
  • Gal 2:8 : 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time:
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see.
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

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  • Eph 3:1-7
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    1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

    2If you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God which was given to me for you:

    3How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery; (as I have written briefly already,

    4By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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

    6That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel:

    7Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

  • Eph 3:9-10
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    9And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

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

  • Col 1:25-27
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    25Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

    26Even the mystery which has been hidden 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:

  • 1 Cor 15:9-10
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    9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

    10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

  • Eph 2:7-8
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    7That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

    8For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  • Eph 4:7
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    7But to each one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

  • 2 Tim 1:11
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    11To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  • 1 Tim 1:14-16
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    14And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

    15This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

    16However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all patience as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

  • 1 Tim 1:11-12
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    11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

    12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

  • Rom 15:15-18
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    15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written to you more boldly in part, to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God,

    16That I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

    17Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in what pertains to God.

    18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

  • Rom 11:13
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    13For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

  • Gal 2:8
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    8(For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)

  • Eph 1:17-19
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

    19And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,

  • Eph 3:16
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    16That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;

  • 2 Cor 8:9
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    9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.

  • Gal 1:15-16
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    15But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,

    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

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    8Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God freely?

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

  • Eph 6:19
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    19And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  • Eph 1:2-3
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    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:

  • 1 Cor 9:18
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    18What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

  • Phil 3:9
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    9And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

  • Rom 16:25
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    25Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret since the world began,

  • 1 Cor 1:4
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    4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

  • 1 Tim 2:7
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    7For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

  • Eph 1:6
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    6To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

  • Acts 26:17
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    17Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

  • 2 Cor 9:8
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    8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work: