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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But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, (A)which God decreed before the ages for our glory.

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26 (A)the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 (B)To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are (C)the riches of the glory of (D)this mystery, which is Christ in you, (E)the hope of glory.

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(A)making known[a] to us the mystery of his will, (B)according to his purpose, which he (C)set forth in Christ

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…

14 To this he called you through (A)our gospel, (B)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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20 (A)Now to (B)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, (C)according to the power at work within us, 21 (D)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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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)how the mystery was made known to me (B)by revelation, (C)as I have written briefly. (D)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into (E)the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

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10 And (A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, (B)who has called you to his (C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself (D)restore, (E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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Remember Jesus Christ, (A)risen from the dead, the (B)offspring of David, (C)as preached in my gospel,

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But (A)the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and (B)guard you against (C)the evil one.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Or evil

19 and (A)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth (B)boldly to proclaim (C)the mystery of the gospel,

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I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those (A)who seemed influential) the gospel that (B)I proclaim among the Gentiles, (C)in order to make sure I was not running or had not (D)run in vain.

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For what (A)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (B)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

And I, when I came to you, brothers,[a] (A)did not come proclaiming to you (B)the testimony[b] of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except (C)Jesus Christ and him crucified.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts mystery (or secret)

23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

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32 And now (A)I commend you to God and to (B)the word of his grace, which is able to (C)build you up and to give you (D)the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

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20 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, (A)“He is the Son of God.”

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23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, (A)“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you (B)that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear 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

17 (A)For truly, I say to you, (B)many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

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“For the Lord God does nothing
    (A)without revealing his secret
    to his servants the prophets.

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