Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles.

13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.

8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people…

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle…

1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. -NIV

It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost. -NASB

Ephesians 3:8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things

Ephesians 3:3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation,
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that…

“God’s people will now be identified by their togetherness in a multiethnic loving group endowed by the Spirit of God rather than by circumcision, ritual purity, and bloody sacrifices.”
- Clinton Arnold