King James Version

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;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before [the] Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὃhoWhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.Whichἑτέραιςheteraisotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “other”, the to- or for-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.otherγενεαῖςgeneaisagesγενεά (genea)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “ages”, the to- or for-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.agesοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐγνωρίσθηegnōristhēmade knownγνωρίζω (gnōrizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “made known”, a single actionG1107I make known, declare, know, discover.made knownτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοῖςhuioisunto the sonsυἱός (huios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the sons”, the to- or for-formG5207a son, descendent.unto the sonsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of menὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthērevealedἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “revealed”, a single actionG601I uncover, bring to light, reveal.revealedτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίοιςhagioisholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.holyἀποστόλοιςapostoloisapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the to- or for-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.apostlesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροφήταιςprophētaisprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the to- or for-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byπνεύματιpneumatiSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spirit

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit —

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit —

World English Bible

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

Darby Translation

which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the power of the] Spirit,

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Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

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