1 TIMOTHY 3:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory — this early hymnic fragment (mystērion tēs eusebeias) encapsulates incarnational christology. The six clauses trace Christ's manifestation (sarx), vindication (pneuma), heavenly witness (angeloi), universal proclamation (ethnē), faith-response (kosmos), and exaltation (doxa).
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 3:16
Here he speaks of the Dispensation in our behalf. Tell me not of the bells, nor of the holy of holies, nor of the high priest. The Church is the pillar of the world. Consider this mystery, and you may be struck with awe: for it is indeed “a great mystery,” and “a mystery of godliness,” and that “without controversy” or question, for it is beyond all doubt. Since in his directions to the Priests he had required nothing like what is found in Leviticus he refers the whole matter…
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