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

General references

Bible References

Without

And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.

The mystery

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which hath been kept secret since the world began,

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to our glory:

Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;

And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now restraineth will restrain, until he be taken out of the way.

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Manifest

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

Justified

The Lord GOD opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

And John bore testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he will testify concerning me.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

This Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth testimony, because the Spirit is truth.

Seen

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

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

And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan: and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened.

And the angel said to them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.

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

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

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

And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Preached

A light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing ye reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all, is rich to all that call upon him,

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles:)

Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Believed

And when they had come, and had assembled the church, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and languages, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Received

So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

And it came to pass, while he was blessing them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up 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 to God;

I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels, and authorities, and powers being made subject to him.

General references

He made its pillars of silver, the bottom of it of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst of it being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

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

And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God.

I and my Father are one.