Ephesians 3:7 (KJV)

Passage

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "whereof", "minister", "gift", "given", "effectual", "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 "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs and..." 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.