Efesus 3:2

3:2 if indeed ¹  you have heard of the stewardship ²  of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

Galatia 1:16

1:16 to reveal his Son in ³  me so that I could preach him ⁴  among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from ⁵  any human being, ⁶ 

Galatia 2:8

2:8 (for he who empowered ⁷  Peter for his apostleship ⁸  to the circumcised ⁹  also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles) ¹⁰ 

Galatia 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem ¹¹  again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Titus 2:7

2:7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Titus 2:2

2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ¹²  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ¹³ 

Titus 1:11

1:11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

[3:2]  ¹ sn If indeed. The author is not doubting whether his audience has heard, but is rather using provocative language (if indeed) to engage his audience in thinking about the magnificence of God’s grace. However, in English translation, the apodosis (“then”-clause) does not come until v. 13, leaving the protasis (“if”-clause) dangling. Eph 3:2-7 constitute one sentence in Greek.

[3:2]  ² tn Or “administration,” “dispensation,” “commission.”

[1:16]  ³ tn Or “to me”; the Greek preposition ἐν (en) can mean either, depending on the context.

[1:16]  ⁴ tn This pronoun refers to “his Son,” mentioned earlier in the verse.

[1:16]  ⁵ tn Or “I did not consult with.” For the translation “I did not go to ask advice from” see L&N 33.175.

[1:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “from flesh and blood.”

[2:8]  ⁷ tn Or “worked through”; the same word is also used in relation to Paul later in this verse.

[2:8]  ⁸ tn Or “his ministry as an apostle.”

[2:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “to the circumcision,” i.e., the Jewish people.

[2:8]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “also empowered me to the Gentiles.”

[2:1]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:2]  ¹² tn Or “sensible.”

[2:2]  ¹³ sn Temperate…in endurance. See the same cluster of virtues in 1 Thess 1:3 and 1 Cor 13:13.