25 (A)[a]To him now that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Jesus Christ, (B)by the revelation of the [b]mystery, which was kept secret since the world began:

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:25 He setteth forth the power and wisdom of God with great thanksgiving, which especially appears in the Gospel, and maketh mention also of the calling of the Gentiles to confirm the Romans in the hope of this salvation.
  2. Romans 16:25 That secret and hidden thing, that is to say, the calling of the Gentiles.

[a]As he hath chosen us in [b]him, before the foundation of the world, [c]that we [d]should [e]be holy, and without blame [f]before him in love:

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:4 He declareth the efficient cause, or by what means God the Father saveth us in his Son: Because saith he, he chose us from everlasting in his Son.
  2. Ephesians 1:4 To be adopted in him.
  3. Ephesians 1:4 He expoundeth the next final cause, which he maketh double, to wit, sanctification and justification, whereof he will speak hereafter. And hereby also two things are to be noted, to wit, that holiness of life cannot be separated from the grace of election: and again what pureness forever is in us, is the gift of God, who hath freely of his mercy chosen us.
  4. Ephesians 1:4 Then God did not choose us, because we were, or otherwise should have been holy, but to the end we should be holy.
  5. Ephesians 1:4 Being clothed with Christ’s righteousness.
  6. Ephesians 1:4 Truly and sincerely.

26 (A)Which is the mystery hid since the world began, and from all ages, but now is made manifest to his [a]Saints,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:26 Whom he chose to sanctify unto himself in Christ: moreover he sayeth that the mystery of our redemption was hidden since the world began, except it were revealed unto a few, who also were taught it extraordinarily.

Unto the [a]hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie, hath [b]promised before the (A)[c]world began:

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:2 Hope is the end of faith.
  2. Titus 1:2 Freely, and of his mere liberality.
  3. Titus 1:2 See 2 Tim. 1:9.

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