18 (A)known from of old.’

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and (A)to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery (B)hidden for ages in[a] God, (C)who created all things,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:9 Or by

(A)even as he (B)chose us in him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (D)holy and blameless before him. In love

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    remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me,
10 (A)declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (B)‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

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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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11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,

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26 And (A)he made from one man every nation of mankind to live (B)on all the face of the earth, (C)having determined allotted periods and (D)the boundaries of their dwelling place,

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19 (A)God is not man, that he should lie,
    or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
    Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

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35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[a]

(A)“I will open my mouth in parables;
    (B)I will utter what has been hidden (C)since the foundation of the world.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet

The beast that you saw (A)was, and is not, and (B)is about to rise from (C)the bottomless pit[a] and (D)go to destruction. And (E)the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in (F)the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because (G)it was and is not and is to come.

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  1. Revelation 17:8 Greek the abyss

and all (A)who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in (B)the book of life of (C)the Lamb (D)who was slain.

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Stand Firm

13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

(A)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.[a]
    Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
    Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.

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  1. Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?

22 Let them bring them, and (A)tell us
    what is to happen.
Tell us the former things, what they are,
    that we may consider them,
that we may know their outcome;
    or declare to us the things to come.
23 (B)Tell us what is to come hereafter,
    that we may know that you are gods;
(C)do good, or do harm,
    that we may be dismayed and terrified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 41:23 Or that we may both be dismayed and see

21 (A)Declare and present your case;
    let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
    Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
    And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (B)and a Savior;
    there is none besides me.

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