Discovery BoxEphesians 3:3-5 
Context3:3 that 1 by revelation the divine secret 2 was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. 3 3:4 When reading this, 4 you will be able to 5 understand my insight into this secret 6 of Christ. 3:5 Now this secret 7 was not disclosed to people 8 in former 9 generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by 10 the Spirit,
1 tn Or “namely, that is.”
2 tn Or “mystery.”
3 tn Or “as I wrote above briefly.”
sn As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in 1:9.
4 tn Grk “which, when reading.”
5 tn Grk “you are able to.”
6 tn Or “mystery.”
7 tn Grk “which.” Verse 5 is technically a relative clause, subordinate to the thought of v. 4.
8 tn Grk “the sons of men” (a Semitic idiom referring to human beings, hence, “people”).
9 tn Grk “other.”
10 tn Or “in.”
