1 Timothy 3:16

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The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He  appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory.

Cross References

Isaiah 7:14

So the Lord himself will give you this sign: A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel [God Is With Us].

Isaiah 9:6

A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Micah 5:2

You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are too small to be included among Judah’s cities. Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me. His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.

Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means “God is with us.”

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to the crowd.

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it.

Matthew 3:16

After Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up from the water. Suddenly, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down as a dove to him.

Matthew 4:11

Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.

Mark 1:13

where he was tempted by Satan for 40 days. He was there with the wild animals, and the angels took care of him.

Mark 16:19

After talking with the apostles, the Lord was taken to heaven, where he received the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne.

Mark 16:5

As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe and sat on the right side. They were panic-stricken.

Luke 2:32

He is a light that will reveal ⌞salvation⌟ to the nations and bring glory to your people Israel.”

Luke 20:44

David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”

Luke 22:43

Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.

Luke 24:4

While they were puzzled about this, two men in clothes that were as bright as lightning suddenly stood beside them.

Luke 24:51

While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken to heaven.

John 1:14

The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness  and truth.

John 13:3

The Father had put everything in Jesus’ control. Jesus knew that. He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God.

John 15:26

“The helper whom I will send to you from the Father will come. This helper, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, will declare the truth about me.

John 16:28

I left the Father and came into the world. Again, ⌞as I’ve said,⌟ I’m going to leave the world and go back to the Father.”

John 17:5

Now, Father, give me glory in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world existed.

John 20:12

She saw two angels in white clothes. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. One angel was where Jesus’ head had been, and the other was where his feet had been.

John 6:62

What if you see the Son of Man go where he was before?

Acts 1:19

Everyone living in Jerusalem knows about this. They even call that piece of land Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’ in their dialect.

Acts 10:34

Then Peter said, “Now I understand that God doesn’t play favorites.

Acts 14:27

When they arrived, they called the members of the church together. They reported everything God had done through them, especially that he had given people who were not Jewish the opportunity to believe.

Acts 20:28

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to be shepherds for God’s church which he acquired with his own blood.

Romans 10:12

There is no difference between Jews and Greeks. They all have the same Lord, who gives his riches to everyone who calls on him.

Romans 10:18

But I ask, “Didn’t they hear that message?” Certainly they did! “The voice of the messengers has gone out into the whole world and their words to the ends of the earth.”

Romans 16:25

God can strengthen you by the Good News and the message I tell about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you by revealing the mystery that was kept in silence for a very long time

Romans 16:26

but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.

Romans 3:4

That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, “So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court.”

Romans 8:3

It is impossible to do what God’s standards demand because of the weakness our human nature has. But God sent his Son to have a human nature as sinners have and to pay for sin. That way God condemned sin in our corrupt nature.

Romans 9:5

The Messiah is descended from their ancestors according to his human nature. The Messiah is God over everything, forever blessed. Amen.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man was made from the dust of the earth. He came from the earth. The second man came from heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:7

We speak about the mystery of God’s wisdom. It is a wisdom that has been hidden, which God had planned for our glory before the world began.

2 Corinthians 1:19

God’s Son, Jesus Christ, whom I, Silvanus, and Timothy told you about, was true not false. Because of him our message was always true.

Galatians 2:8

The one who made Peter an apostle to Jewish people also made me an apostle to people who are not Jewish.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.

Ephesians 1:9

when he revealed the mystery of his plan to us. He had decided to do this through Christ.

Ephesians 6:19

Also pray that God will give me the right words to say. Then I will speak boldly when I reveal the mystery of the Good News.

Colossians 1:23

This is on the condition that you continue in faith without being moved from the solid foundation of the hope that the Good News contains. You’ve heard this Good News of which I, Paul, became a servant. It has been spread throughout all creation under heaven.

Colossians 1:27

God wanted his people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery—which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:6

This Good News is present with you now. It is producing results and spreading all over the world as it did among you from the first day you heard it. At that time you came to know what God’s kindness  truly means.

Colossians 2:2

Because they are united in love, I work so that they may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of Christ. He is the mystery of God.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

⌞This will happen⌟ on that day when he comes to be honored among all his holy people and admired by all who have believed in him. This includes you because you believed the testimony we gave you.

2 Thessalonians 2:7

The mystery of this sin is already at work. But it cannot work effectively until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

1 Timothy 3:9

They must have clear consciences about possessing the mystery of the Christian faith.

Hebrews 1:3

His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.

Hebrews 12:2

We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Now he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.

Hebrews 7:7

No one can deny that the more important person blesses the less important person.

Hebrews 8:1

The main point we want to make is this: We do have this kind of chief priest. This chief priest holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.

1 Peter 1:12

God revealed to the prophets that the things they had spoken were not for their own benefit but for yours. What the prophets had spoken, the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven, has now made known to you by those who spread the Good News among you. These are things that even the angels want to look into.

1 Peter 1:20

He is the lamb who was known long ago before the world existed, but for your good he became publicly known in the last period of time.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God.

1 Peter 3:18

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.

1 Peter 3:22

Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.

1 John 1:2

This life was revealed to us. We have seen it, and we testify about it. We are reporting to you about this eternal life that was in the presence of the Father and was revealed to us.

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ appeared in order to take away our sins. He isn’t sinful.

1 John 3:8

The person who lives a sinful life belongs to the devil, because the devil has been committing sin since the beginning. The reason that the Son of God appeared was to destroy what the devil does.

Revelation 17:5

A name was written on her forehead. The name was Mystery: Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Detestable Things of the Earth.

Revelation 17:7

The angel asked me, “Why are you surprised? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and the beast with the seven heads and the ten horns that carries her.

Revelation 7:9

After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,