35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open my mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.[a][b](A)

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  1. 13:35 Some mss omit of the world
  2. 13:35 Ps 78:2

35 So was fulfilled(A) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2

25 I don’t want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited:(C) A partial hardening has come upon Israel(D) until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.(E)

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All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(C) Israel has experienced a hardening(D) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(E)

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Paul’s Proclamation

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery[a] of God to you, I did not come with brilliance(A) of speech(B) or wisdom.

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  1. 2:1 Other mss read testimony

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom(A) as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[a]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined(A) before the ages for our glory.(B)

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No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery(A) that has been hidden(B) and that God destined for our glory before time began.

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The Faithful Manager

A person should think of us in this way: as servants(A) of Christ and managers(B) of the mysteries of God.(C)

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The Nature of True Apostleship

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed.

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He made known to us the mystery of his will,(A) according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ(B)

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he[a] made known to us the mystery(A) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(B) in Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. And he

The mystery was made known to me by revelation,(A) as I have briefly written above.

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that is, the mystery(A) made known to me by revelation,(B) as I have already written briefly.

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and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created(A) all things.

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and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery,(A) which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

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19 Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness(A) the mystery of the gospel.

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19 Pray also for me,(A) that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly(B) make known the mystery(C) of the gospel,

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26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.

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26 the mystery(A) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.

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I want their hearts to be encouraged(A) and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery(B)—Christ.[a](C)

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  1. 2:2 Other mss read mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ; other ms variations exist on this v.

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(B) of God, namely, Christ,

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At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door(A) to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ,(B) for which I am in chains,(C)

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And pray for us, too, that God may open a door(A) for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery(B) of Christ, for which I am in chains.(C)

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16 And most certainly, the mystery of godliness(A) is great:

He[a] was manifested in the flesh,(B)
vindicated in the Spirit,(C)
seen by angels,
preached among the nations,
believed(D) on in the world,
taken up in glory.(E)

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  1. 3:16 Other mss read God

16 Beyond all question, the mystery(A) from which true godliness(B) springs is great:

He appeared in the flesh,(C)
    was vindicated by the Spirit,[a]
was seen by angels,
    was preached among the nations,(D)
was believed on in the world,
    was taken up in glory.(E)

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit