What Does Ephesians 4:7 Mean in the King James?
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Grace is given to each person in the measure of Christ’s gift, so difference is part of the giving itself.
THE MEANING
You are included in “every one of us”: favor is given to you in a measure corresponding to Christ’s gift. Your distinct measure belongs to the shape of that giving; it is not described as exclusion.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The verse undoes the belief that receiving a different measure means receiving less favor.
THE ROOT
χάρις
charis
GROWS FROM
χαρ-
char-
Favor, gracious regard.
“grace” in this verse is charis. The Greek word family around χάρις (charis, favor) shows favor as something that can be freely granted and can take the form of a gift. Here, favor is joined to what each person receives, rather than standing as an abstract quality.
ALSO GROWS
charizomai: to grant freely; to forgive
χαρίζομαι
This branch shows favor in the act of granting, giving the verse’s “grace” an active shape.
charisma: a graciously given gift
χάρισμα
This branch names a gift that comes from favor, echoing the verse’s movement from grace to a particular gift.
δωρεᾶς
dōreas
GROWS FROM
δωρ-
dōr-
Gift, something bestowed.
The Greek gift family includes δωρεάν (dōrean, freely, as a gift), carrying the sense of a grant rather than a wage. The measure in this verse shapes what is received; it does not describe a portion earned by matching someone else.
ALSO GROWS
dōron: gift, present
δῶρον
This related word keeps the emphasis on something bestowed, reinforcing that the measure concerns a received gift.
dōrean: freely; as a gift
δωρεάν
This branch brings the gift’s freely given quality into view: a measured gift can still be a grant, not a wage.
THE PATTERN
A shared giver assigns distinct measures that become provision for others.
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.THE THREAD
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;The word translated “grace” is χάρις (charis, favor) in both verses. Romans makes the connection between favor and difference explicit: gifts vary according to the favor given.
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