Deuteronomy 29:29
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29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever, to observe all the words of this law.
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Acts 1:7
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7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.(A)
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Daniel 2:22
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22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with him.(A)
Romans 11:33-34
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33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!(A)
34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”(B)
Matthew 13:11
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11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(A)
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- 13.11 Or mysteries
Job 11:6-7
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6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For wisdom is many-sided.[a]
Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.(A)
1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord
so as to instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ.(A)
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Psalm 25:14
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14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes his covenant known to them.(A)
Matthew 11:27-30
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27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.(A)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.(B) 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(C) 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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Amos 3:7
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7 Surely the Lord God does nothing
without revealing his secret
to his servants the prophets.(A)
Daniel 4:9
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9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that you are endowed with a spirit of the holy gods[a] and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Hear[b] the dream that I saw, and tell me its interpretation.(A)
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2 Timothy 3:16
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16 All scripture is inspired by God and is[a] useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,(A)
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- 3.16 Or Every scripture inspired by God is also
Matthew 13:35
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35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[a]
“I will open my mouth to speak in parables;
I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”[b](A)
Daniel 2:18-19
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18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.(A) 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.(B)
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Jeremiah 23:18
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18 For who has stood in the council of the Lord
so as to see and to hear his word?
Who has given heed to his word so as to proclaim it?(A)
Proverbs 3:32
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32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.(A)
John 20:31
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31 But these are written so that you may continue[a] to believe that Jesus is the Messiah,[b] the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.(A)
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Daniel 2:27-30
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27 Daniel answered the king, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners can show to the king the mystery that the king is asking, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has disclosed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen at the end of days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed were these:(A) 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed, came thoughts of what would be hereafter, and the revealer of mysteries disclosed to you what is to be.(B) 30 But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than any other living being, but in order that the interpretation may be known to the king and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.(C)
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Isaiah 8:20
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20 for teaching and for instruction?” surely those who speak like this will have no dawn!(A)
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Psalm 78:2-7
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2 I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings from of old,(A)
3 things that we have heard and known,
that our ancestors have told us.(B)
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might
and the wonders that he has done.(C)
5 He established a decree in Jacob
and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach to their children,(D)
6 that the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and rise up and tell them to their children,(E)
7 so that they should set their hope in God,
and not forget the works of God,
but keep his commandments;(F)
Job 28:28
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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)
Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:5
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5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.(A)
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Romans 16:25-26
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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) 26 but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all the gentiles, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith(B)—
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John 15:15
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15 I do not call you servants[a] any longer, because the servant[b] does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
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