Ephesians 3:4 (YLT)

Passage

in regard to which ye are able, reading <FI>it<Fi> , to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 3:2 if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

Ephesians 3:3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few <FI>words<Fi> --

Ephesians 3:4 in regard to which ye are able, reading <FI>it<Fi> , to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

Ephesians 3:5 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--

Ephesians 3:6 that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "regard", "able", "reading", "understand", "knowledge", "secret", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "regard" and "able", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "that by revelation He made known to..." into verse 5's "which in other generations was not made...", so "regard" and "able" 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 "regard" and "able" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.