Discovery BoxEphesians 3:3 
Context3:3 that 1 by revelation the divine secret 2 was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. 3
Ephesians 3:5
Context3:5 Now this secret 4 was not disclosed to people 5 in former 6 generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by 7 the Spirit,
Ephesians 3:10
Context3:10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that 8 through the church the multifaceted wisdom 9 of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
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.” Verse 5 is technically a relative clause, subordinate to the thought of v. 4.
5 tn Grk “the sons of men” (a Semitic idiom referring to human beings, hence, “people”).
6 tn Grk “other.”
7 tn Or “in.”
8 tn Grk “that.” Verse 10 is a subordinate clause to the verb “enlighten” in v. 9.
9 tn Or “manifold wisdom,” “wisdom in its rich variety.”
