Translation
If
Go to footnote numberit is true that you have heard of the stewardship
Go to footnote numberthat has been given to me of the grace of God toward you,
Paraphrase
Since you have heard of the way God has granted me a special responsibility to wisely utilize His gracious activity on your behalf,
Footnotes
1
This is the beginning of an “if – then” statement, but the second, the “then” half of the statement, will not come until verse 13.
2: "stewardship":
What I have rendered “stewardship” is the Greek word from which we get our word “economy.” It comes from a root word meaning “house” and means “the management of a home, or the stewardship of something on behalf of someone else, i.e. something that has been placed in your hands by someone else.”