Ephesians 3:5 (KJV)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Ephesians 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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;

Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "other", "ages", "known", "sons", "revealed", "holy", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "other", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Whereby when ye read ye may understand..." into verse 6's "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs and...", so "Spirit" and "other" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "other" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.