Ephesians 3:5 (YLT)

Passage

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--

Nearby Context

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,

Ephesians 3:7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "other", "generations", "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 "in regard to which ye are able..." into verse 6's "that the nations be fellow-heirs and of...", 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.