1 Timothy 3:16

The Mystery Of Godliness Described

¹⁵ if I am delayed, you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. ¹⁶ By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: he was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

Among the Nations

Good News

He Was Taken Up

Holy Spirit

In the Spirit

In the World

Jesus Christ

Manifested in the Flesh

Mystery of God

Mystery of Godliness

Received Up in Glory

Seen by Angels

By The Spirit

Taken Up In Glory

Christ

Jesus

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John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 1:3

He is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his being, and upholds all things by the word of his power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Mark 16:19

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.

Luke 24:4

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

Romans 16:25

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

Colossians 1:23

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Matthew 1:23

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which means, "God with us."

Matthew 3:16

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

Luke 22:43

An angel appeared to him from heaven, and strengthened him.

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.

1 Peter 1:12

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

1 John 3:5

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

Matthew 4:11

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

Matthew 13:11

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.

Matthew 28:2

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

Mark 1:13

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

Mark 16:5

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

Luke 2:10-14

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

Luke 2:32

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

Luke 24:51

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

John 1:1-2

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:32-33

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

John 6:62

What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before?

John 13:3

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

John 15:26

"But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me.

John 16:8-9

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

John 16:28

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

John 17:5

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.

John 20:12

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

Acts 1:1-11

In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

Acts 1:19

And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Acts 2:32-36

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

Acts 10:34

And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

Acts 13:46-48

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:27

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

Romans 8:3

For what the law could not do, in that it was weakened through the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin: he condemned sin in the flesh,

Romans 9:5

Of them are the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, forever blessed. Amen.

Romans 10:12

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

Romans 10:18

But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have; for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and which God destined for our glory before the ages.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man was from the earth, of dust; the second man is from heaven.

Galatians 2:8

(for he who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),

Galatians 4:4

But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Ephesians 1:9

he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

Ephesians 3:3-10

that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

Ephesians 4:8-10

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

Ephesians 6:19

and also pray for me, that in the opening of my mouth, utterance may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,

Philippians 2:6-8

who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Colossians 1:6

which has come to you, just as in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, even as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;

Colossians 1:16-18

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authoritiesall things were created through him and for him.

Colossians 1:27

To them God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 2:2

that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love, to have all the riches of assured understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself,

2 Thessalonians 1:10

when he comes to be glorified in his saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believedbecause our testimony to you was believed.

2 Thessalonians 2:7

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

1 Timothy 3:9

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

Hebrews 2:9-13

But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

Hebrews 7:7

And without dispute the lesser person is blessed by the greater.

Hebrews 8:1

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,

Hebrews 12:2

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 1:20

He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also died for sins once for all, 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;

1 Peter 3:22

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

1 John 1:2

the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us

1 John 5:6-8

This is he who came by water and bloodJesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood.

Revelation 1:17-18

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 7:9

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;

Revelation 17:5

And on her forehead was written a name of mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

Revelation 17:7

And the angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

Romans 1:3-4

concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,