35 This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be [a]fulfilled:

(A)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will proclaim things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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  1. Matthew 13:35 Lit fulfilled, saying

25 For (A)I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this (B)mystery—so that you will not be (C)wise in your own estimation—that a partial (D)hardening has happened to Israel until the (E)fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

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Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

And when I came to you, brothers and sisters, I (A)did not come as someone superior in [a]speaking ability or [b]wisdom, as I proclaimed to you (B)the [c]testimony of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Lit speech
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Or cleverness
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:1 One early ms mystery

but we speak God’s wisdom in a (A)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God (B)predestined before the (C)ages to our glory;

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Servants of Christ

This is the way any person is to regard us: as (A)servants of Christ and (B)stewards of (C)the mysteries of God.

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He [a](A)made known to us the mystery of His will, (B)according to His good pleasure which He (C)set forth in Him,

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known

and to [a]enlighten all people as to what the plan of the (A)mystery is which for ages has been (B)hidden in God, (C)who created all things;

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  1. Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what

19 and (A)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me (B)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with (C)boldness (D)the mystery of the gospel,

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26 that is, (A)the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His [a]saints, 27 to whom (B)God willed to make known what (C)the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is (D)Christ in you, the (E)hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, (F)admonishing every person and teaching every person [b]with all (G)wisdom, so that we may (H)present every person [c](I)complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also (J)labor, (K)striving (L)according to His [d]power which [e]works mightily within me.

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  1. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Colossians 1:28 Lit in
  3. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect
  4. Colossians 1:29 Lit working
  5. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power

that their (A)hearts may be encouraged, having been (B)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all (C)the wealth [a]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a (D)true knowledge of (E)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

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  1. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance

praying at the same time (A)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (B)door for (C)the word, so that we may proclaim (D)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (E)been imprisoned;

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16 Beyond question, great is (A)the mystery of godliness:

He who was (B)revealed in the flesh,
Was [a](C)vindicated [b]in the Spirit,
(D)Seen by angels,
(E)Proclaimed among the nations,
(F)Believed on in the world,
(G)Taken up in glory.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
  2. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or by

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