Efesianëve 3:5

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që johebrenjtë të jenë bashkëtrashëgimtarë të të njëjtit trup dhe bashkëpjesëtarë të premtimit të tij në Krishtin nëpërmjet ungjillit,

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in other: Ephesians 3:9, Matthew 13:17, Luke 10:24, Acts 10:28, Romans 16:25, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 1:11, Titus 1:1-3, Hebrews 11:39, Hebrews 11:40, 1 Peter 1:10-12

as it: Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11, Ephesians 4:12, Matthew 23:34, Luke 11:49, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 12:29, 2 Peter 3:2, Jude 1:17

by: Luke 2:26, Luke 2:27, John 14:26, John 16:13, Acts 10:19, Acts 10:20, Acts 10:28, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10

Reciprocal: Job 11:6 - show thee Isaiah 25:7 - he will Isaiah 52:15 - for Isaiah 55:5 - thou shalt Isaiah 64:4 - have not Daniel 2:22 - revealeth Matthew 12:18 - and he Matthew 13:35 - I will utter Matthew 16:17 - but Matthew 20:7 - Because Mark 13:11 - but John 15:15 - all Acts 2:39 - and to all Acts 10:45 - the Gentiles Acts 11:18 - hath Acts 15:32 - being Romans 1:1 - called Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 2:10 - God Galatians 1:16 - reveal Galatians 3:28 - neither Ephesians 1:17 - revelation Ephesians 2:7 - in the Ephesians 2:13 - were 1 Timothy 2:6 - in 1 Timothy 3:16 - preached Titus 1:3 - manifested 2 Peter 1:1 - an apostle Revelation 18:20 - and ye Revelation 21:14 - and in

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 dispensation. Some hints were given of it to Adam, immediately after his fall; and the Gospel was before preached to Abraham, Moses, and David, and others knew something of it; and it was still more fully dispensed in the times of the prophet Isaiah, and other following prophets: but then the knowledge of it was not so extensive, nor so clear as now; it lay hid in types and shadows, in obscure prophecies and short hints. Moreover, this may have respect particularly to the calling of the Gentiles, as appears from the following words; this was, in some measure, made known, as that in Christ all the nations of the earth should be blessed; that when Shiloh came, to him should the gathering of the people be; that the Messiah should be an ensign of the people, and to him should the Gentiles seek; that he should be the covenant of the people, and a leader and a commander of them; and that there should be great flockings to him; but then this was not known to many, and the time, mode, and circumstances of it were but little understood, and comparatively speaking, it was not known: however, it was not so known,

as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit. The apostles and prophets were the superior officers in the Gospel dispensation; the former design the twelve apostles of Christ, and the latter such who had the gift of interpreting the prophecies of the Old Testament, and of foretelling things to come, having received gifts from Christ to fit them for such offices, some apostles, some prophets; and to these a revelation was made of the mystery of the Gospel in general, and of the calling of the Gentiles in particular, by the Spirit, who searches the deep things of God, and reveals them, and leads into all truth; and who, by falling upon the Gentiles, as upon Cornelius and his family, and by the success which he gave to the Gospel in the Gentile world, made their calling clear and manifest. The Complutensian edition reads, "by the Holy Spirit"; and so the Arabic and Ethiopic versions.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 inspired teacher in the Christian church; see the notes at 1 Corinthians 12:1.

By the Spirit - This proves that those who exercised the office of prophet in the Christian church were inspired. They were persons endowed in this manner for the purpose of imparting to the newly formed churches the doctrines of the Christian system. There is no evidence that this was designed to be a permanent order of people in the church. They were necessary for settling the church on a permanent basis, in the absence of a full written revelation, and when the apostles were away. When the volume of revelation was finished, and the doctrines of the gospel were fully understood, the functions of the office ceased.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 certainly was not made known in that clear and precise manner in which it was now revealed by the Spirit unto the ministers of the New Testament: nor was it made known unto them at all, that the Gentiles should find salvation without coming under the yoke of the Mosaic law, and that the Jews themselves should be freed from that yoke of bondage; these were discoveries totally new, and now revealed for the first time by the Spirit of God.