But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(A) that has been hidden(B) and that God destined for our glory before time began.

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26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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26 the mystery(A) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(B) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(C) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(D) the hope of glory.

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According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

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Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(A) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(B) who called us(C) by his own glory and goodness.

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25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

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The Father Revealed in the Son(A)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(B) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(C)

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I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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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,

26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

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25 Now to him who is able(A) to establish you in accordance with my gospel,(B) the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery(C) hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings(D) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:26 Or that is

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

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35 So was fulfilled(A) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

Which 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;

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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:

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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight(A) into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.(B) This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(C) together with Israel, members together of one body,(D) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(E)

I became a servant of this gospel(F) by the gift of God’s grace given me(G) through the working of his power.(H) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(I) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(J) the boundless riches of Christ,(K) and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery,(L) which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

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10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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10 And the God of all grace, who called you(A) to his eternal glory(B) in Christ, after you have suffered a little while,(C) will himself restore you and make you strong,(D) firm and steadfast.

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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D)

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Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

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You have heard these things; look at them all.
    Will you not admit them?

“From now on I will tell you of new things,(A)
    of hidden things unknown to you.
They are created(B) now, and not long ago;(C)
    you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot say,
    ‘Yes, I knew(D) of them.’

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And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

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All inhabitants of the earth(A) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(B) the Lamb(C) who was slain from the creation of the world.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain

11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ(A) in them was pointing when he predicted(B) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.

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