Study it in the app“To me, less than the least of all saints, was given this grace: to proclaim to the nations the good news of the unfathomable riches of the Messiah,”
To me,ἐμοὶless than the leastτῷ ἐλαχιστοτέρῳof allπάντωνsaints,ἁγίωνwas givenἐδόθηthisαὕτηgrace:ἡ χάριςto proclaimεὐαγγελίσασθαιto the nationsτοῖς ἔθνεσινthe good news ofεὐαγγελίσασθαιthe unfathomableτὸ ἀνεξιχνίαστονrichesπλοῦτοςof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
least, smallest
Least, smallest, the lowest in size or importance.
Where else “elachistoterōi” appearssaints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edothē” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appearsproclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelisasthai” appearsGentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appearsuntraceable
Untraceable: what cannot be traced or followed out.
Where else “anexichniaston” appearsabundance
The abundance of God's goodness.
Where else “ploutos” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears7of which I became a servant according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me according to the working of his power.
8 · This verse (above)
9and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God, who created all things,
1. What it says
What "mystery" does Paul say was made known to him, and who shares in it (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul prays that they would have power and be rooted in love (v. 16-19)? What does he hope will change?
3. How I live it
Paul asks that we know a love that surpasses knowledge (v. 18-19). What helps you feel loved today?
