Ephesians 3:7 (ASV)

Passage

whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:5 which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Ephesians 3:6 [to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Ephesians 3:7 whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Ephesians 3:9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "whereof", "minister", "gift", "given", "working", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "whereof", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "to wit that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs..." into verse 8's "Unto me who am less than the...", so "grace" and "whereof" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "whereof" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.