Ephesians 4:7 (GNV)

Passage

But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,

Ephesians 4:6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

Ephesians 4:7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Ephesians 4:8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.

Ephesians 4:9 (Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "vnto", "euery", "giuen", "measure", "gift", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "One God and Father of all which..." into verse 8's "Wherfore he saith Whe he asceded vp...", so "grace" and "vnto" 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.