I am sure you have heard that God appointed me to share his grace with you.

谅必你们曾听见神赐恩给我，将关切你们的职分托付我，

想必你们曾听见上帝赐恩给我，把关切你们的职分托付我，

想必你们曾听见神赐恩给我，把关切你们的职分托付我，

相信你们已经听说了，上帝委派我将祂的恩典传给你们。

想必你们听过神恩惠的计划，他为你们的缘故赐恩给我，

你们一定听说过，为了你们的缘故，神那恩典的任务已经赐给我了；

諒必你們曾聽見神賜恩給我，將關切你們的職分託付我，

想必你們曾聽見上帝賜恩給我，把關切你們的職分託付我

想必你們曾聽見神賜恩給我，把關切你們的職分託付我，

相信你們已經聽說了，上帝委派我將祂的恩典傳給你們。

想必你們聽過神恩惠的計劃，他為你們的緣故賜恩給我，

諒必你們曾聽見上帝為了你們的益處所賜給我恩典上的職分，

你們一定聽說過，為了你們的緣故，神那恩典的任務已經賜給我了；

若爾聞上帝為爾之故、賜我頒恩之職、

蓋爾曾聞上帝恩、以爾故、託我斯職、

爾曹曾聞天主以爾故、賜恩託我斯職、

天主為爾等之益、授我以宣恩萬邦之重寄、爾等諒有所聞也。

Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.

assuming you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that he gave me for you.

if indeed you have heard of the administration of God’s grace which was given to me for you;

if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you- ward;

you have heard, haven’t you, about the administration of God’s grace that He gave to me for you?

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

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

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

I was appointed to announce the good news. I was appointed to be an apostle and a teacher.

I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you.That word contains the mystery that has been hidden for many ages. But now it has been made known to the Lord’s people.God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleasedto show his Son in my life. He wanted me to preach about Jesus among the Gentiles. When God appointed me, I decided right away not to ask anyone for advice.

We received grace because of what Jesus did. He made us apostles to the Gentiles. We must invite all of them to obey God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.

True teaching agrees with the good news about the glory of the blessed God. He trusted me with that good news.

But each one of us has received a gift of grace. These gifts are given to us by Christ.

“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly.“ We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said.“ But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke.“ Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,” he said.“ I have appointed them to do special work.”

It will all come about when history has been completed. God will then bring together all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

You have heard how I lived earlier in my Jewish way of life. With all my strength I attacked the church of God. I tried to destroy it.

I was appointed to be a messenger and an apostle to preach the good news. I am telling the truth. I’m not lying. God appointed me to be a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.

If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty.Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.I am free and don’t belong to anyone. But I have made myself a slave to everyone. I do it to win as many as I can to Christ.To the Jews I became like a Jew. That was to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one who was under the law. I did this even though I myself am not under the law. That was to win those under the law.To those who don’t have the law I became like one who doesn’t have the law. I did this even though I am not free from God’s law. I am under Christ’s law. Now I can win those who don’t have the law.To those who are weak I became weak. That was to win the weak. I have become all things to all people. I have done this so that in all possible ways I might save some.

God’s grace has been given to me. So here is what I say to every one of you. Don’t think of yourself more highly than you should. Be reasonable when you think about yourself. Keep in mind the faith God has given to each of you.

God was working in Peter as an apostle to the Jews. God was also working in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.James, Peter and John are respected as pillars in the church. They recognized the special grace given to me. So they shook my hand and the hand of Barnabas. They wanted to show they accepted us. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles. They would go to the Jews.

I am talking to you who are not Jews. I am the apostle to the Gentiles. So I take pride in the work I do for God and others.

You heard about Christ and were taught about life in him. What you learned was the truth about Jesus.

We thank him because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus. We have also heard that you love all God’s people.

I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives.

I will save you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’

But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.

And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.

But I have written to you very boldly about some things. I wanted to remind you of them again. The grace of God has allowed meto serve Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I have the duty of a priest to preach God’s good news. Then the Gentiles will become an offering that pleases God. The Holy Spirit will make the offering holy.

So here is how you should think of us. We serve Christ. We are trusted with the mysteries God has shown us.

that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.