16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

(A)He[a] was manifested in the flesh,
    vindicated[b] by the Spirit,[c]
        (B)seen by angels,
(C)proclaimed among the nations,
    (D)believed on in the world,
        (E)taken up in glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
  2. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
  3. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit

14 And (A)the Word (B)became flesh and (C)dwelt among us, (D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of (E)grace and (F)truth.

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  1. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One

Doxology

25 (A)Now to him who is able to strengthen you (B)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (C)according to the revelation of the mystery (D)that was kept secret for (E)long ages

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He is the radiance of the glory of God and (A)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. (B)After making purification for sins, (C)he sat down (D)at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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While they were perplexed about this, behold, (A)two (B)men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

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23 (A)if indeed you continue in the faith, (B)stable and steadfast, not shifting from (C)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed (D)in all creation[a] under heaven, (E)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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  1. Colossians 1:23 Or to every creature

23 (A)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name (B)Immanuel”

(which means, God (C)with us).

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

This is he who came (A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And (B)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because (C)the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

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

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

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28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (B)the flock, in which (C)the Holy Spirit has made you (D)overseers, (E)to care for (F)the church of God,[a] which he (G)obtained (H)with his own blood.[b]

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  1. Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own

43 And there appeared to him (A)an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

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16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (A)the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he (B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

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  1. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him

17 (A)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But (B)he laid his right hand on me, (C)saying, “Fear not, (D)I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. (E)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (F)I have the keys of Death and Hades.

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You know that (A)he appeared in order to (B)take away sins, and (C)in him there is no sin.

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(A)the life (B)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and (C)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, (D)which was with the Father and (E)was made manifest to us—

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20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but (A)was made manifest (B)in the last times for the sake of you

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

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looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising (B)the shame, and (C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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But we see him (A)who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, (B)crowned with glory and honor (C)because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might (D)taste death (E)for everyone.

10 For it (F)was fitting that he, (G)for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons (H)to glory, should make the (I)founder of their salvation (J)perfect through suffering. 11 For (K)he who sanctifies and (L)those who are sanctified (M)all have one source.[a] That is why he is not ashamed to call them (N)brothers,[b] 12 saying,

(O)“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
    in the midst of the (P)congregation I will sing your praise.”

13 And again,

(Q)“I will put my trust in him.”

And again,

(R)“Behold, I and the children (S)God has given me.”

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  1. Hebrews 2:11 Greek all are of one
  2. Hebrews 2:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verse 12

They must (A)hold the mystery of the faith with (B)a clear conscience.

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16 For by[a] him all things were created, (A)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (B)thrones or (C)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (D)through him and for him. 17 And (E)he is before all things, and in him all things (F)hold together. 18 And (G)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (H)the beginning, (I)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in

(A)who, though he was in (B)the form of God, did not count equality with God (C)a thing to be grasped,[a] but (D)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (E)servant,[b] (F)being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (G)becoming obedient to the point of death, (H)even death on a cross.

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  1. Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
  2. Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

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