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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:

He[a] was revealed in flesh,
    vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
        seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
    believed in throughout the world,
        taken up in glory.(A)

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  1. 3.16 Gk Who; other ancient authorities read God or Which
  2. 3.16 Or justified
  3. 3.16 Or by the Spirit

14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,[a] full of grace and truth.(A)

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  1. 1.14 Or the Father’s only Son

He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[a] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for[b] sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,(A)

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  1. 1.3 Or bears along
  2. 1.3 Other ancient authorities add our

Final Doxology

25 Now to God[a] who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages(A)

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  1. 16.25 Gk the one

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.(A)

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The Ascension of Jesus

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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23 provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature[a] under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel.(A)

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  1. 1.23 Or in all creation

Testimony concerning the Son of God

This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.(A) There are three that testify:[a](B) the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.

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  1. 5.7 Other ancient authorities read (with variations) There are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:

22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.(A)

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12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look!(A)

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[[43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.(A)

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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
    and they shall name him Emmanuel,”

which means, “God is with us.”(A)

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For a child has been born for us,
    a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
    and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)

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this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us(A)

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It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.

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they must hold fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

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and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words,[a](A) a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.(B) In former generations this mystery[b] was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:(C) that is, the gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.(D)

Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(E) and to make everyone see[c] what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[d] God, who created all things,(F) 10 so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.[e](G)

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  1. 3.3 Or wrote before in brief
  2. 3.5 Gk it
  3. 3.9 Other ancient authorities read to bring to light
  4. 3.9 Or by
  5. 3.10 Gk heavenlies

28 Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God[a] that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.[b](A)

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  1. 20.28 Other ancient authorities read of the Lord
  2. 20.28 Or with his own blood; Gk with the blood of his Own

12 and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.(A)

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The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(A) He was in the beginning with God.

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16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.(A)

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The Multitude from Every Nation

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.(A)

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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(A) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(B)

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You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.(A)

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20 He was destined before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.(A)

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