Ephesians 3:3

NETBible

that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

NIV ©

that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

NASB ©

that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.

NLT ©

As I briefly mentioned earlier in this letter, God himself revealed his secret plan to me.

MSG ©

I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just wrote you in brief.

BBE ©

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

NRSV ©

and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words,

NKJV ©

how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,


KJV
How that
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(as
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NASB ©

that by revelation
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there was made
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known
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to me the mystery
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, as I wrote
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before
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in brief
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.
NET [draft] ITL
that
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by
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revelation
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the divine secret
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was made known
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to me
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, as
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I wrote before
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briefly
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.
GREEK
[oti] kata apokaluqin egnwrisyh to musthrion kaywv proegraqa oligw

NETBible

that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

NET Notes

tn Or “namely, that is.”

tn Or “mystery.”

tn Or “as I wrote above briefly.”

sn As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in 1:9.