1 Timothy 3:16

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1 Timothy 3:16

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Summary

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Without

Hebrews 7:7

The mystery

Manifest

1 John 3:5

Justified

Seen

Preached

Colossians 1:27

Believed

Acts 14:27

Colossians 1:6

Revelation 7:9

Received

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Bible References

Without

It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.

The mystery

They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages

But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.

and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations."

Manifest

You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

Justified

The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward.

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.

And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:

This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.

concerning his Son, who was descended from Davidaccording to the flesh

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

This is he who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

Seen

The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.

And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.

And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,

so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.

Preached

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.

(for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles),

which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Believed

And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing--as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

Received

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,

I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

General references

He made its posts of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior was inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.

this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

I and the Father are one."