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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  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.

And to make clear unto all men what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who hath created all things by Jesus Christ,

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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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  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.

[a]Who hath saved us, and called us with an (A)holy calling, not according to our (B)works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was [b]given to us through Christ Jesus [c]before the (C)world was,

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:9 He showeth with how great benefits God hath bound us to maintain boldly and constantly his glory which is joined with our salvation, and reckoneth up the causes of our salvation, to wit, that free and eternal purpose of God to save us in Christ which was to come, whereby it should come to pass, that we should at length be freely called of God by the preaching of the Gospel, to Christ the destroyer of death and author of immortality.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 He sayeth that that grace was given us from everlasting, unto which we were predestinate from everlasting. So that the doctrine of foreseen faith and foreseen works, is clean contrary to the doctrine which preached and teacheth the grace of God.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:9 Before that course of years, which hath run on ever since the beginning of the world.

20 [a]Which was (A)ordained before the [b]foundation of the world, but was declared in the last times for your sakes,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:20 The taking away of an objection: what was done to the world before that Christ was sent into the world? was there no holiness before, and was there no Church? The Apostle answereth, that Christ was ordained and appointed to redeem and deliver mankind, before that mankind was: much less was there any Church without him before his coming into the flesh: yet we are happiest above the rest, to whom Christ was exhibited indeed, in this that he having suffered and overcome death for us, doth now most effectually work in us by the virtue of his Spirit, to create in us faith, hope, and charity.
  2. 1 Peter 1:20 From everlasting.

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