Ephesians 3:3 · KJV
“How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}”
— Ephesians 3:3
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Ephesians 3 — Context
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}
4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5Which 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;
Cross References
Galatians 1:12
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught {it}, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Romans 16:25
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Ephesians 3:9
And to make all {men} see what {is} the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Ephesians 1:9-11
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Colossians 1:26-27
{Even} the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Acts 22:17
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
Ephesians 3:4
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.