Ephesians 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit--

Ephesians 3:6 that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

Ephesians 3:7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

Ephesians 3:8 to me--the less than the least of all the saints--was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news--the untraceable riches of the Christ,

Ephesians 3:9 and to cause all to see what <FI>is<Fi> the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "that the nations be fellow-heirs and of..." into verse 8's "to me--the less than the least of...", so "grace" and "became" 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 "became" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.