Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
And who does not admit how profound is the divine truth of our religion? ??it is He who was "manifest in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by the angels, preached among the nations, believed on throughout the world, taken up to glory."
New American Standard Bible
By common confession, great is
He who was
Was
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness
vindicated in the Spirit,
seen by angels,
preached among the nations,
believed
taken up in glory.
International Standard Version
By common confession, the secret of our godly worship is great: In flesh was he revealed to sight, kept righteous by the Spirit's might, adored by angels singing. To nations was he manifest, believing souls found peace and rest, our Lord in heaven reigning!
A Conservative Version
And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by heavenly agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
American Standard Version
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Amplified
And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
An Understandable Version
And without question the revealed secret of godly living is great. [It is this]: He [i.e., Christ, or God], who appeared in a fleshly body [was] vindicated [of false charges] by the Holy Spirit; [He was] seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world [and finally] was taken up into glory [i.e., heaven].
Anderson New Testament
And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
Bible in Basic English
And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
Common New Testament
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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.
Darby Translation
And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in the Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among the nations, has been believed on in the world, has been received up in glory.
Godbey New Testament
And assuredly great is the mystery of godliness; Who is manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
Goodspeed New Testament
No one can deny the profundity of the divine truth of our religion! "He was revealed in flesh, He was vindicated by the Spirit, He was seen by the angels, He was proclaimed among the heathen, He was believed in throughout the world, He was taken up into glory."
John Wesley New Testament
The mystery of godliness is the pillar and ground of the truth, and without controversy a great thing: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified by the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.
Julia Smith Translation
And manifestly great is the mystery of devotion: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed in the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory.
King James 2000
And without doubt 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
Modern King James verseion
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And without nay, great is that mystery of godliness. God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in earth and received up in glory.
Montgomery New Testament
Yes! without contradiction, great is the mystery of godliness!
NET Bible
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
New Heart English Bible
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
Noyes New Testament
And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
Sawyer New Testament
And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.
The Emphasized Bible
And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness, - Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen of angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yes, and confessedly wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for-- 'He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.'
Webster
And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Weymouth New Testament
And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.
Williams New Testament
Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."
World English Bible
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
Worrell New Testament
And, confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness; God was manifested in flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Worsley New Testament
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
Youngs Literal Translation
and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
Themes
Angels » Know and delight in the gospel of Christ
Christ » Heal persecution of » Testimony of the apostles
Christ » Morning star » Mystery of
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
Flesh » The son of God (jesus Christ) becoming flesh
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Of the incarnation
Interlinear
Phaneroo
En
ἐν
En
ἐν
En
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128
Pneuma
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Timothy 3:16
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 3:16
Prayers for 1 Timothy 3:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mystery Of Godliness Described
15 in case I am detained, to let you see how people ought to behave within the household of God; it is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the Truth. 16 And who does not admit how profound is the divine truth of our religion? ??it is He who was "manifest in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by the angels, preached among the nations, believed on throughout the world, taken up to glory."
Phrases
Cross References
John 1:14
So the Logos became flesh and tarried among us; we have seen his glory ??glory such as an only son enjoys from his father ??seen it to be full of grace and reality.
Hebrews 1:3
He, reflecting God's bright glory and stamped with God's own character, sustains the universe with his word of power; when he had secured our purification from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Mark 16:19
Then after speaking to them the Lord Jesus was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God,
Luke 24:4
They were puzzling over this, when two men flashed on them in dazzling raiment.
Romans 16:25
[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages
Matthew 1:23
The maiden will conceive and bear a son, and his name will be called Immanuel (which may be translated, God is with us).
Matthew 3:16
Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.
Luke 22:43
[And an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen him;
Acts 20:28
Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.
1 Peter 1:12
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!
1 John 3:5
and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin;
Matthew 4:11
At this the devil left him, and angels came up and ministered to him.
Matthew 13:11
He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.
Matthew 28:2
But a great earthquake took place; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled away the boulder and sat on it.
Mark 1:13
and in the desert he remained for forty days, while Satan tempted him; he was in the company of wild beasts, but angels ministered to him.
Mark 16:5
and on entering the tomb they saw a youth sitting on the right dressed in a white robe. They were bewildered,
Luke 2:10-14
but the angel said to them, "Have no fear. This is good news I am bringing you, news of a great joy that is meant for all the People.
Luke 2:32
to be a light of revelation for the Gentiles and a glory to thy people Israel."
Luke 24:51
And as he blessed them he parted from them [and was carried up to heaven].
John 1:1-2
THE Logos existed in the very beginning, the Logos was with God, the Logos was divine.
John 1:32-33
And John bore this testimony also: "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven and rest on him.
John 6:62
Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending to where he formerly existed?
John 13:3
the Father had put everything into his hands ??knowing that he had come from God and was going to God,
John 15:26
When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth which issues from the Father, he will bear witness to me;
John 16:8-9
And when he comes, he will convict the world, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
John 16:28
From the Father I came and I entered the world; again, I leave the world and I go to the Father."
John 17:5
now, Father, glorify me in thy presence with the glory which I enjoyed in thy presence before the world began.
John 20:12
and noticed two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.
Acts 1:1-11
IN my former volume, Theophilus, I treated all that Jesus began by doing and teaching
Acts 2:32-36
This Jesus God raised, as we can all bear witness.
Acts 10:34
Then Peter opened his lips and said, "I see quite plainly that God has no favourites,
Acts 13:46-48
So Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly. "The word of God," they said, "had to be spoken to you in the first instance; but as you push it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, well, here we turn to the Gentiles!
Acts 14:27
On their arrival they gathered the church together and reported how God had been with them, what he had done, and how he had opened a door into faith for the Gentiles.
Romans 8:3
For God has done what the Law, weakened here by the flesh, could not do; by sending his own Son in the guise of sinful flesh, to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 9:5
the patriarchs are theirs, and theirs too (so far as natural descent goes) is the Christ. (Blessed for evermore be the God who is over all! Amen.)
Romans 10:18
But, I ask, "Have they never heard?" Indeed they have. Their voice carried over all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
1 Corinthians 2:7
it is the mysterious Wisdom of God that we discuss, that hidden wisdom which God decreed from all eternity for our glory.
1 Corinthians 15:47
Man the first is from the earth, material; Man the second is from heaven.
Galatians 2:8
(for He who equipped Peter to be an apostle of the circumcised equipped me as well for the uncircumcised),
Galatians 4:4
but when the time had fully expired, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
Ephesians 1:9
He has granted us complete insight and understanding of the open secret of his will, showing us how it was the purpose of his design
Ephesians 3:3-10
how the divine secret was disclosed to me by a revelation (if you read what I have already written briefly about this,
Ephesians 4:8-10
Thus it is said, When he ascended on high he led a host captive and granted gifts to men.
Ephesians 6:19
and on my behalf also, that I may be allowed to speak and open my lips in order to expound fully and freely that open secret of the gospel
Philippians 2:6-8
Though he was divine by nature, he did not set store upon equality with God
Colossians 1:6
which has reached you as it spreads over all the world with fruit and increase. Such has been your life from the day you learned to know what God's grace really is.
Colossians 1:27
It is His will that they should understand the glorious wealth which this secret holds for the Gentiles, in the fact of Christ's presence among you as your hope of glory.
Colossians 2:2
May their hearts be encouraged! May they learn the meaning of love! May they have all the wealth of conviction that comes from insight! May they learn to know that open secret of God, the Father of Christ,
2 Thessalonians 1:10
when he comes to be glorified in his saints and marvelled at in all believers on that day (for our testimony has found confirmation in your lives).
2 Thessalonians 2:7
For the secret force of lawlessness is at work already; only, it cannot be revealed till he who at present restrains it is removed.
1 Timothy 3:9
they must maintain the divine truth of the faith with a pure conscience.
Hebrews 2:9-13
what we do see is Jesus who was put lower than the angels for a little while to suffer death, and who has been crowned with glory and honour that by God's grace he might taste death for everyone.
Hebrews 7:7
(And there is no question that it is the inferior who is blessed by the superior.)
Hebrews 8:1
The point of all this is, we do have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,
Hebrews 12:2
our eyes fixed upon Jesus as the pioneer and the perfection of faith ??upon Jesus who, in order to reach his own appointed joy, steadily endured the cross, thinking nothing of its shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 1:20
He was predestined before the foundation of the world and has appeared at the end of the ages for your sake;
1 Peter 3:18
Christ himself died for sins, once for all, a just man for unjust men, that he might bring us near to God; in the flesh he was put to death but he came to life in the Spirit.
1 Peter 3:22
who is at God's right hand ??for he went to heaven after angels, authorities, and powers celestial had been made subject to him.)
1 John 1:2
(the Life has appeared; we saw it, we testify to it, we bring you word of that eternal Life which existed with the Father and was disclosed to us) ??3 it is of what we heard and saw that we bring you word, so that you may share our fellowship; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:6-8
Jesus Christ, he it is who came by water, blood, and Spirit ??not by the water alone, but by the water and the blood.
Revelation 1:17-18
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man; but he laid his hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the First and Last,
Revelation 7:9
After that I looked, and there was a great host whom no one could count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clad in white robes, with palm-branches in their hands;
Revelation 17:5
and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth."
Revelation 17:7
But the angel said to me, "Why marvel? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman, and of the Beast with the seven heads and the ten horns who carries her.
Romans 1:3-4
concerning his Son, who was born of David's offspring by natural descent