Mystery

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety--God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints, — read the full passage →

if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you, — read the full passage →

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,

And he answering said to them that--`To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

The honour of God <FI>is<Fi> to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

`The things hidden <FI>are<Fi> to Jehovah our God, and the things revealed <FI>are<Fi> to us and to our sons--to the age, to do all the words of this law.

And he answering said to them that--`To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given, — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

of which I--I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God, — read the full passage →

but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife--himself he doth love; — read the full passage →

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--' — read the full passage →

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption; — read the full passage →

and upon her forehead was a name written: `Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.'

that their hearts may be comforted, being united in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the secret of the God and Father, and of the Christ,

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

and to cause all to see what <FI>is<Fi> the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret--that ye may not be wise in your own conceits--that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.

that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few <FI>words<Fi> --

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;

praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

to whom God did will to make known what <FI>is<Fi> the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations--which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

in regard to which ye are able, reading <FI>it<Fi> , to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One? — read the full passage →

but in the days of the voice of the seventh messenger, when he may be about to sound, and the secret of God may be finished, as He did declare to His own servants, to the prophets.

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit--

And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful. — read the full passage →

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die. — read the full passage →

and the messenger said to me, `Wherefore didst thou wonder? I--I will tell thee the secret of the woman and of the beast that <FI>is<Fi> carrying her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.

the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.

that there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly <FI>places<Fi> , through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God,

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving <FI>it<Fi> .

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent, — read the full passage →

The secret of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for those fearing Him, And His covenant--to cause them to know.

concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy, — read the full passage →

O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →

for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now <FI>will hinder<Fi> --till he may be out of the way,

having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself, — read the full passage →

but to us did God reveal <FI>them<Fi> through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God,

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God,

and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith--

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

As to me--not for <FI>any<Fi> wisdom that is in me above any living hath this secret been revealed to me; but for the intent that the interpretation to the king they make known, and the thoughts of thy heart thou dost know.

Daniel hath answered before the king and said, `The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh;' — read the full passage →

Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother,

for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead--the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

for he who is speaking in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue--to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God, — read the full passage →

who for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations--

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you--for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.

`As much as she did glorify herself and did revel, so much torment and sorrow give to her, because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen, and a widow I am not, and sorrow I shall not see;

And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, `Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

and the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire,

and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns, — read the full passage →

And it came--the great city--into three parts, and the cities of the nations did fall, and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger,

for this <FI>is<Fi> right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age--of those becoming useless, — read the full passage →

And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that <FI>is<Fi> in Cenchrea--

and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good. — read the full passage →

in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,

And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that <FI>is<Fi> in Cenchrea-- — read the full passage →

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;