“Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:”
The mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints — mystērion (mystery, hidden counsel) was concealed through ages (aiōn, ages of creation), but now (nyn) revealed. The revelation is to 'his saints' (hagioi autou): believers are mystery-recipients. The temporal contrast (hidden then, revealed now) emphasizes eschatological inauguration: the age of revelation has dawned.
Church Fathers on Colossians 1:26
Having said what we have come to, and showed the lovingkindness of God and the honor, by the greatness of the things given, he introduces yet another consideration that heightens them, namely, that neither before us did any one know Him. As he does also in the Epistle to the Ephesians, saying, neither Angels, nor principalities, nor any other created power, but only the Son of God knew. Ephesians 3:5-10 And he said, not simply hid, but “quite hid,” and that even if it has but…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!