²⁰ As for you, you meant evil against me, but ^(A)God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people^[a] should be kept alive, as they are today.

⁷ But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, ^(A)which God decreed before the ages for our glory. ⁸ None of ^(B)the rulers of this age understood this, for ^(C)if they had, they would not have crucified ^(D)the Lord of glory.