He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
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He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’
I want you to understand this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not claim to be wiser than you are: a hardening has come upon part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles has come in.
Now to God who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.
Think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.
Even if I am untrained in speech, I certainly am not with respect to knowledge; certainly in every way and in all things we have made this evident to you.
he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words,
and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,
Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints.
I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ,
At the same time, pray for us as well, that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison,
Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.
they must hold fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.