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Ephesians 3:5
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,
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,
Verse Ephesians 3:5. _WHICH IN OTHER AGES WAS NOT MADE KNOWN_] That the calling of the Gentiles was made known by the prophets in different ages of the Jewish Church is exceedingly clear; but it cert...
WHICH IN OTHER AGES - The great purposes of God in regard to the salvation of mankind were not revealed; see the notes at Romans 16:25. AND PROPHETS - Those who exercised the office of a prophet or in...
3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN Chapter S 2:11-3:21 _ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_ 2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13) 3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
A DIGRESSION. PAUL THE PRISONER AND HIS RELATION TO THE MYSTERY. A knowledge of Paul's story may be presumed among those who read this letter: they will have heard how he was entrusted with the missio...
It is for this cause that I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles you must have heard of the share that God gave me in dispensing his grace to you, because God's secret was m...
PRISON AND PRIVILEGES (Ephesians 3:1-13) To understand the connection of thought in this passage it has to be noted that Ephesians 3:2-13 are one long parenthesis. The for this cause of Ephesians 3:1...
IN OTHER AGES. to (no preposition, Latin case) other generations. UNTO, UNTO. to, to. SONS. App-108. MEN. App-123. IS. was. NOW. Emph. This present time. REVEALED. Greek. _apokalupto._ App-106....
_ages_ Better, GENERATIONS. The reference (see next words) is to human time, and the periods before the Gospel. _unto the sons of men_ A designedly large phrase; mankind in general, both inside and ou...
ἙΤΈΡΑΙΣ ΓΕΝΕΑΙ͂Σ. ‘In former generations.’ Cf. Ephesians 2:12; Romans 16:25. ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΥἹΟΙ͂Σ ΤΩ͂Ν�. Contrast Ephesians 3:10 (ταῖς�). ὩΣ ΝΥ͂Ν�. For the ignorance even of the O.T. Prophets, cf....
Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*. Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_. Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
ΓΕΝΕΆ (G1074) поколение. _Dat._ здесь может быть временным ("в других поколениях" [Robinson]) или косвенного дополнения ("для других поколений" [Barth]). ΆΠΕΚΑΛΎΦΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΆΠΟΚΑΛΎΠΤΩ (G...
WHICH IN OTHER AGES WAS NOT MADE KNOWN.— The following verse so plainly determines this passage to the calling of the Gentiles, that there can be no controversy as to the general sense of it. It was,...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 3:1-19) E. Paul's prayer for our strengthening. Ephesians 3:1-19. 1. Beginning of prayer. Ephesians 3:1. 2. Parenthetical Paul's mini
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; IN OTHER AGES - Greek, 'generations.' NOT MADE KNOWN. He does...
__ Summary of the Present Grace 2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of three separate items, all of w...
'The revelation is quite new; it has been hidden for many generations.' The Apostles and prophets are HOLY, as the readers are SAINTS (Ephesians 1:1), as being set apart for God's service; they had ac...
REASONS FOR RENEWING THE PRAYER FOR WISDOM 1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in Ephesians 1:15, he begins to speak of himself, and this time he explains his unique interest i...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 3 3:1-13 ~ GOD HAS MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN 3:1-6 ~ GOD MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN TO PAUL V1 For this reason...
Ephesians 3:1 contain two subjects closely blended together. The first (carrying on what is implied in the contrast drawn out in Ephesians 2) is the absolute newness of this dispensation to the Gentil...
WHICH IN OTHER AGES (rather, _to other generations_) WAS NOT MADE KNOWN UNTO THE SONS OF MEN. — For the general sense comp. Colossians 1:27. The phrase “the sons of men” (except that it is once used i...
CHAPTER 12 THE SECRET OF THE AGES Ephesians 3:1 Ephesians 3:2 are in form a parenthesis. They interrupt the prayer which appears to be commencing in the first verse and is not resumed until Ephesian...
These verses make a paragraph by themselves. Their main subject is the call of the Gentiles and Paul's Apostolic vocation in relation thereto. He reminds his readers of the mystery of that call, its r...
ὃ ἐν ἑτέραις γενεαῖς οὐκ ἐγνωρίσθη τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων : _which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men_. The TR inserts ἐν before ἑτέραις, as in Syr.-Phil. and Copt. But the in...
GENTILES SHARE THE “UNSPEAKABLE RICHES” Ephesians 3:1 _ Dispensation_ should be rendered, “stewardship.” We are God's trustees for men. To each of us is given some special phase of truth which we mus...
God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact...
God Made Known the Mystery Christ revealed both the plan of salvation and his plan for Paul to tell others about it (Galatians 1:11-17; Acts 26:15-18). Paul says he wrote a few words before about the...
Which in (b) 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; (b) He does not mean that no one knew of the calling of the G...
As it is now revealed. [3] St. Paul, as both St. Jerome and St. John Chrysostom take notice, does not absolutely say that this mystery was not known, but only not known as it was afterwards to the apo...
(3) How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, (4) Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) (5) Which in other age...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
Equality in Christ I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week, in Chapter 2 of Ephesians we took a look at the Lord's "Never Ending Grace." 1. And although the Apostle Paul was speaking specifically to Gentiles,...
5._Which in other ages was not made known. _He had simply called it a _mystery, _but now calls it _a mystery of Christ, _because it was necessary that it should remain hidden, until it was revealed by...
The whole of Chapter 3 is a parenthesis unfolding the mystery; and presenting at the same time, in the prayer that concludes it, the second character of God set before us at the beginning of the epist...
WHICH IN OTHER AGES WAS NOT MADE KNOWN UNTO, THE SONS OF MEN,.... That is, which mystery of Christ, and of the Gospel, was not made known to men in general, nor so clearly as under the Gospel dispensa...
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; Ver. 5. _Was not made known_] _sc._ So clearly and particularly....
_For this cause_ That you may be so built up together, and made the temple of God, and his habitation through the Spirit; _I bow my knees_, &c., see Ephesians 3:14, with which the words are evidently...
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED (vs.1-13) "For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the unsearchable riches of Chr...
CHAPTER 3 Paul describes himself as: The ____________ of Jesus Christ For the ____________. We are living in the _________________ of the grace of God. A dispensation is a period of _______ given...
“WHICH IN OTHER GENERATIONS WAS NOT MADE KNOWN UNTO THE SONS OF MEN, AS IT HATH NOW BEEN REVEALED UNTO HIS HOLY APOSTLES AND PROPHETS IN THE SPIRIT” “Which”: The above revealed mystery, the gospel rev...
1-7 For having preached the doctrine of truth, the apostle was a prisoner, but a prisoner of Jesus Christ; the object of special protection and care, while thus suffering for him. All the gracious of...
WHICH IN OTHER AGES; in the times before Christ's coming in the flesh. WAS NOT MADE KNOWN UNTO THE SONS OF MEN: that the Gentiles should be called was formerly known and foretold, but not as since, vi...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V For now that is clearly shown "which was not made known to other ages, which is now revealed to the sons of men."[163]...
Ephesians 3:5 which G3739 in G1722 other G2087 ages G1074 was G1107 not G3756 known G1107 (G5681) sons...
Ephesians 3:5. WHICH. This refers to ‘the mystery of Christ' (Ephesians 3:4), the parenthesis being unnecessary. IN OTHER GENERATIONS; not ‘ages,' or, ‘periods,' though the phrase has a temporal sen...
1. _Paul's Office as Apostle to the Gentiles._ In view of the great privilege detailed in chap. Ephesians 2:19-22, culminating in Ephesians 2:22, the Apostle begins to speak of his prayer on behalf of...
IN OTHER GENERATIONS (ετεραις γενεαις). Locative case of time. He had already claimed this revelation for himself (verse Ephesians 3:3). Now he claims it for all the other apostles and prophets of...
Ephesians 3:1. The Grace Given to Paul. The enthusiasm with which the Apostle speaks of preaching the Gospel to the heathen is contagious. His words burn on the page, and our hearts take fire as we r...
CONTENTS: Church, a mystery hidden in past ages. Prayer for inner fullness and knowledge. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: The divine purpose to make of both Jew and Gentile a...
Ephesians 3:1. _Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ._ He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou has...
IN PAST TIMES. "God did make his promise to Abraham, but no one ever thought God would save the Gentiles through their faith in Christ. In fact, in times past, no one knew just how God would make his...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:1 Revelation of the Gospel Mystery. Paul explains his calling and ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. This assured his Gentile readers that their inheritance in Chris...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:5 NOT MADE KNOWN. The full realization of who Christ was and the extent of the salvation that would come to the Gentiles was not clear until after the giving of THE SPIRI...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 3:1. THE PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST may be regarded as “the prisoner whom the Lord has bound” (so Winer and Meyer), or as “a prisoner belonging to Christ,” or...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 3:1 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians. For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1), It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome,...
1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:29; 1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Peter 1:10;...
Other generations [ε τ ε ρ α ι ς]. Other and different. See on Matthew 6:24....
Which in other — In former, ages was not so clearly or fully made known to the sons of men — To any man, no, not to Ezekiel, so often styled, "son of man;" nor to any of the ancient prophets. Those he...
How could the mystery of Christ be hidden in previous ages and yet known by the OT Prophets? PROBLEM: According to this passage, the mystery of the church, the body of Christ, was not known in other...