Ephesians 3:3–5
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3:3that4 by revelation the divine secret5 was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.63:4When reading this,7 you will be able to8 understand my insight into this secret9 of Christ. 3:5Now this secret10 was not disclosed to people11 in former12 generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by13 the Spirit,
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- 4 Or “namely, that is.”
- 5 Or “mystery.”
- 6 Or “as I wrote above briefly.” As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in .
- 7 Grk “which, when reading.”
- 8 Grk “you are able to.”
- 9 Or “mystery.”
- 10 Grk “which.” Verse 5 is technically a relative clause, subordinate to the thought of v. 4.
- 11 Grk “the sons of men” (a Semitic idiom referring to human beings, hence, “people”).
- 12 Grk “other.”
- 13 Or “in.”
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how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above. By reading this you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ. This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
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NLTNew Living Translation
As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief, so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ (which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):
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KJV 1900King James Version
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
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