the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Ephesians 3:3
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that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
As I've written before, God yanked me out of the saddle and showed me his crazy plan.
How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,
that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,
The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above.
how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
as I wrote before in few words,
and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.
How that by reuelation hee made knowen vnto me the mysterie, (as I wrote afore in few words,
that by revelation He made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief,
For by reuelacion was this mystery shewed vnto me, as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes:
having revealed to me the secret, I now mention'd in short,
and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief.
how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,
For by revelacion shewed he this mistery vnto me as I wrote above in feawe wordes
how that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,
That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;
that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few [words] --
He let me know his secret by showing it to me. I have already written a little about this.
that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.
that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
In fact, this letter tells you a little about how God has shown me his mysterious ways.
and that it was by a revelation that this secret plan was made known to me. I have already written about it briefly,
how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
That is, that God by reuelation hath shewed this mysterie vnto me (as I wrote aboue in fewe wordes,
For the mystery was made known to me by a revelation; as I have briefly written you before,
how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,
and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past.Acts 22:17,21; 26:17-18; Romans 16:25; Galatians 1:12; Ephesians 1:9-10; Colossians 1:26-27;">[xr]
that by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I have written to you in few (words);
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, (as I have [fn] written to you in brief,
how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,
As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.
I wrote a little about this to you before. In a special way, God showed me His secret plan.
how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words,
and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words,
How that, by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, - even as I before wrote in brief, -
How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words:
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,
For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me (as I wrote afore in fewe wordes:
God let me know his secret plan by showing it to me. I have already written a little about this.
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before briefly.
God revealed his secret plan and made it known to me. (I have written briefly about this,
For bi reuelacioun the sacrament is maad knowun to me, as Y aboue wroot in schort thing,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by: Ephesians 1:17, Acts 22:17, Acts 22:21, Acts 23:9, Acts 26:15-19, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Galatians 1:12, Galatians 1:16-19
the mystery: Ephesians 3:9, Romans 11:25, Romans 16:25, Colossians 1:26, Colossians 1:27
as I: Ephesians 1:9-11, Ephesians 2:11-22
afore: or, a little before
Reciprocal: Matthew 13:11 - mysteries Matthew 21:42 - and it is Luke 8:10 - Unto Acts 13:41 - for 1 Corinthians 2:16 - But 1 Corinthians 4:1 - mysteries 1 Corinthians 4:7 - who 1 Corinthians 14:2 - howbeit 1 Corinthians 15:51 - I show Galatians 1:11 - that Ephesians 6:19 - the mystery 1 Timothy 3:16 - the mystery 1 Peter 5:12 - I have Revelation 1:1 - Revelation Revelation 10:7 - the mystery
Cross-References
The man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate."
To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!"
But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face."
But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face."
Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me!
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery,.... Or "is made known unto me": so the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version. The Gospel, which is sometimes called a mystery, the mystery of the Gospel, the mystery of godliness, and the mystery of faith: the several doctrines of the Gospel are the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; such as a trinity of persons in the Godhead, the union of the two natures in Christ, the saints' union to Christ, and communion with him, the resurrection of the dead, and the change of living saints, and the whole doctrine of salvation by Christ, of justification by his righteousness, pardon by his blood, and atonement by his sacrifice; and this was made known to the apostle, not in a mere notional and speculative way, but in a spiritual and saving manner; not by men, for he was not taught by men, nor did he receive it from them, but had it by the revelation of Jesus Christ, and by the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
as I wrote afore in few words: in the two first chapters of this epistle, which are a compendium of the mystery of the Gospel, in its several parts; as predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, and salvation by free grace.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
How that by revelation - see the notes at Galatians 1:12. He refers to the revelation which was made to him when he was called to the apostolic office, that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles, and that he was converted for the special purpose of carrying it to them; see Acts 9:15; Acts 22:21.
Unto me the mystery - The hitherto concealed truth that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles; see the notes, Ephesians 1:9, on the meaning of the word “mystery.”
As I wrote afore in few words - Margin, “a little before.” To what this refers commentators are not agreed. Bloomfield, Doddridge, Rosenmuller, Erasmus, Grotius, Locke, and others, suppose that he refers to what he had written in the two previous chapters respecting the plan of God to call the Gentiles to his kingdom. Calvin supposes that he refers to some former epistle which he had written to them, but which is now lost. Hc remarks in regard to this, “If the solicitude of Paul be rightly considered; if his vigilance and assiduity; if his zeal and studious habits; if his kindness and promptitude in assisting his brethren, it is easy to suppose that he wrote many epistles publicly and privately to this place and to that place. But those only which the Lord saw necessary to the welfare of his church has he taken care to have preserved.” In this opinion there is nothing in itself improbable (compare introduction to Isaiah, section 5 (1)), but it may be doubted whether Paul here refers to any such epistle. The addition which he makes, “whereby, when ye read,” etc., seems rather to imply that he refers to what he had just written.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ephesians 3:3. By revelation he made known unto me — Instead of εγνωρισε, he made known, εγνωρισθη, was made known, is the reading of ABCD*FG, several others, both the Syriac, Coptic, Slavonic, Vulgate, and Itala, with Clemens, Cyril, Chrysostom, Theodoret, Damascenus, and others: it is doubtless the true reading.
The apostle wishes the Ephesians to understand that it was not an opinion of his own, or a doctrine which he was taught by others, or which he had gathered from the ancient prophets; but one that came to him by immediate revelation from God, as he had informed them before in a few words, referring to what he had said Ephesians 1:9-12.
