Ephesians 3:9
9and to enlighten ▼▼ There is a possible causative nuance in the Greek verb, but this is difficult to convey in the translation.
everyone about God’s secret plan ▼ – a secret that has been hidden for ages ▼ in God ▼▼ Or “by God.” It is possible that ἐν (en) plus the dative here indicates agency, that is, that God has performed the action of hiding the secret. However, this usage of the preposition ἐν is quite rare in the NT, and even though here it does follow a perfect passive verb as in the Classical idiom, it is more likely that a different nuance is intended.
who has created all things.
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