Eph 3:5 | TNotes | STEP | 3:5 his holy apostles: See 1:1 . • The order of the terms apostles and prophets (see 2:20 ) suggests that Paul is speaking of New Testament, not Old Testament, prophets . In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the gift of prophecy is concerned less with predicting the future than with speaking a special word from God (see 1 Cor 12:10 ).

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‏ Ephesians 3:5

3:5 ^a his holy apostles: See 1:1 ^b.

• The order of the terms apostles and prophets (see 2:20 ^c) suggests that Paul is speaking of New Testament, not Old Testament, prophets. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the gift of prophecy is concerned less with predicting the future than with speaking a special word from God (see 1 Cor 12:10 ^d).