All Israel heard about the judgement the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.
Colossians 2:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery #– #Christ. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [For my concern is] that their hearts may be braced (comforted, cheered, and encouraged) as they are knit together in love, that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding, and that they may become progressively more intimately acquainted with and may know more definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God, [which is] Christ (the Anointed One). American Standard Version (1901) that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ, Common English Bible My goal is that their hearts would be encouraged and united together in love so that they might have all the riches of assurance that come with understanding, so that they might have the knowledge of the secret plan of God, namely Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version May their hearts be consoled and instructed in charity, with all the riches of a plenitude of understanding, with knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity, and unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus: |
All Israel heard about the judgement the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.
The result of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quiet confidence for ever.
After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.
But the one who boasts should boast in this: that he understands and knows me – that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the Lord’s declaration.
At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
He answered, ‘Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,
But if I am doing them and you don’t believe me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father.’
Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you.
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent #– #Jesus Christ.
Jesus responded to them, ‘My Father is still working, and I am working also.’
so that all people may honour the Son just as they honour the Father. Anyone who does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who sent him.
We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’ ,
Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent for long ages
Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and everyone may be encouraged.
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.
There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit,
The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above.
I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.
If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ
the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
They don’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.
At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and so that he may encourage your hearts.
because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you for your benefit,
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s co-worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith,
And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.
His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ,
This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before him