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Ephesians 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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 3:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 3:817 words
GreekMeaning
ἐμοὶemoi
To me myselfpronounG1473
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἐλαχιστοτέρῳelachistoterō
very leastadjectiveG1646
πάντωνpantōn
of alladjectiveG3956
ἁγίωνhagiōn
saintsadjectiveG40
ἐδόθηedothē
was givenverbG1325
thearticleG3588
χάριςcharis
gracenounG5485
αὕτηhautē
thisdemonstrativeG3778
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἔθνεσινethnesin
GentilesnounG1484
εὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthai
to evangeliseverbG2097
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀνεξιχνίαστονanexichniaston
unsearchableadjectiveG421
πλοῦτοςploutos
richesnounG4149
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 3:8

They who go to the physician's have not merely to go there and nothing further; they have to learn how to treat themselves, and to apply remedies. And so with us then who come here, we must not do this and nothing else, we must learn our lesson, the surpassing lowliness of Paul. What? When he was about to speak of the vastness of the grace of God, hear what he says, “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given.” Lowliness indeed it was even to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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