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Ephesians 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


Ephesians 3:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 3:520 words
GreekMeaning
ho
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἑτέραιςheterais
in otheradjectiveG2087
γενεαῖςgeneais
generationsnounG1074
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐγνωρίσθηegnōristhē
was made knownverbG1107
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
υἱοῖςhyiois
sonsnounG5207
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
of mennounG444
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
ἀπεκαλύφθηapekalyphthē
it has been revealedverbG601
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
ἁγίοιςhagiois
holyadjectiveG40
ἀποστόλοιςapostolois
apostlesnounG652
αὐτοῦautou
of HispronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προφήταιςprophētais
to his prophetsnounG4396
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πνεύματιpneumati
the SpiritnounG4151
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 3:5

“Which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it has now been revealed unto His holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit.” What then, tell me, did not the Prophets know it? How then does Christ say, that Moses and the Prophets wrote “these things concerning Me?” And again, “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me.” John 5:46 And again, “You search the Scriptures, because ye think that in them you have eternal life, and these are they which bear…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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