Context 3:5 Now this secret1 was not disclosed to people2 in former3 generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by4 the Spirit,
[3:5]1tnGrk “which.” Verse 5 is technically a relative clause, subordinate to the thought of v. 4.
[3:5]2tnGrk “the sons of men” (a Semitic idiom referring to human beings, hence, “people”).