1 Timothy 3:16

The Mystery Of Godliness Described

¹⁵ but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know what your conduct ought to be in the Household of God, which is the Church of the Living God--the pillar and stay of the Truth. ¹⁶ 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.'

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

No

John 1:14

And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

Hebrews 1:3

For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high,

Mark 16:19

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

Luke 24:4

While they were at a loss to account for this, all at once two men stood beside them, in dazzling clothing.

Romans 16:25

Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed

Colossians 1:23

If only you remain true to your Faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the Good News to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under Heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

Matthew 1:23

'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

Matthew 3:16

After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,

Luke 22:43

[Presently there appeared to him an angel from Heaven, who strengthened him.

Acts 20:28

Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the Church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.

1 Peter 1:12

And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News--truths into which even angels long to look.

1 John 3:5

And you know that Christ appeared to take away our sins; and in him Sin has no place.

Matthew 4:11

Then the Devil left him alone, and angels came and ministered to him.

Matthew 13:11

"To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

Matthew 28:2

When suddenly a great earthquake occurred. For an angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and seated himself upon it.

Mark 1:13

And he was there in the Wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels ministered to him.

Mark 16:5

Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; But he said to them:

Luke 2:10-14

"Have no fear," the angel said. "For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.

Luke 2:32

A Light to bring light to the Gentiles, And to be the Glory of thy people Israel."

Luke 24:51

As he was in the act of blessing them, he left them [and was carried up into Heaven.]

John 1:1-2

In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

John 1:32-33

John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.

John 6:62

"Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

John 13:3

And at supper, Jesus--although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God--

John 15:26

But, when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father--the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father--he will bear testimony to me;

John 16:8-9

And he, when he comes, will bring conviction to the world as to Sin, and as to Righteousness, and as to Judgment;

John 16:28

I came out from the Father, and have come into the world; and now I am to leave the world, and go to the Father."

John 17:5

And now do thou honor me, Father, at thy own side, with the honor which I had at thy side before the world began.

John 20:12

And perceived two angels clothed in white sitting there, where the body of Jesus had been lying, one where the head and the other where the feet had been.

Acts 1:1-11

The first account which I drew up, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught from the very first,

Acts 1:19

This became known to every one living in Jerusalem, so that the field came to be called, in their language, 'Akeldama,' which means the 'Field of Blood.')

Acts 2:32-36

It was this Jesus, whom God raised to life; and of that we are ourselves all witnesses.

Acts 10:34

Then Peter began. "I see, beyond all doubt," he said, "that 'God does not show partiality,'

Acts 13:46-48

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, and said: "It was necessary that the Message of God should be told to you first; but, since you reject it and reckon yourselves not worthy of the Immortal Life--we turn to the Gentiles!

Acts 14:27

After their arrival, they gathered the Church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;

Romans 8:3

What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

Romans 9:5

They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.

Romans 10:12

For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.

Romans 10:18

But I ask 'Is it possible that men have never heard?' No, indeed, for--'Their voices spread through all the earth, and their Message to the very ends of the world.'

1 Corinthians 2:7

No, it is a divine philosophy that we teach, one concerned with the hidden purpose of God-that long-hidden philosophy which God, before time began, destined for our glory.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man from Heaven.

Galatians 2:8

For he who gave Peter power for his mission to the Jews gave me, also, power to go to the Gentiles.

Galatians 4:4

But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--

Ephesians 1:9

When he made known to us his hidden purpose. And it also accords with the good-will which God purposed to exhibit in Christ,

Ephesians 3:3-10

And also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you.

Ephesians 4:8-10

That is why it is said--'When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to mankind.'

Ephesians 6:19

And on my behalf also, that, when I begin to speak, words may be given me, so that I may fearlessly make known the inmost truth of the Good News,

Philippians 2:6-8

Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to,

Colossians 1:6

Bearing fruit and growing, as it does, through all the world, just as it did among you, from the very day that you heard of God's loving-kindness, and understood what that loving-kindness really is.

Colossians 1:16-18

For in him was created all that is in Heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible--Angels and Archangels and all the Powers of Heaven.

Colossians 1:27

To whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden Truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles--'Christ among you! Your Hope of glory!'

Colossians 2:2

In the hope that they, being bound to one another by love, and keeping in view the full blessedness of a firm conviction, may be encouraged to strive for a perfect knowledge of God's hidden Truth,

2 Thessalonians 1:10

When he comes to be honour ed in his People,' and to be revered in all who have learned to believe in him (for you also believed our testimony)--as he will be on 'That Day.'

2 Thessalonians 2:7

Wickedness, indeed, is already at work in secret; but only until he who at present restrains it is removed out of the way.

1 Timothy 3:9

but men who hold the deep truths of the Faith and have a clear conscience.

Hebrews 2:9-13

What our eyes do see is Jesus, who was made for a while lower than angels, now, because of his sufferings and death, crowned with glory and honour; so that his tasting the bitterness of death should, in God's loving-kindness, be on behalf of all mankind.

Hebrews 7:7

Now no one can dispute that it is the superior who blesses the inferior.

Hebrews 8:1

To sum up what I have been saying:--Such is the High Priest that we have, one who 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God's Majesty in Heaven,

Hebrews 12:2

our eyes fixed upon Jesus, the Leader and perfect Example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God.

1 Peter 1:20

Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

1 Peter 3:22

who has gone into Heaven, and is at God's right hand, where Angels and Archangels and the Powers of Heaven now yield submission to him.

1 John 1:2

That Life was made visible, and we have seen it, and now bear our testimony to it, and tell you of that Immortal Life, which was with the Father and was made visible to us.

1 John 5:6-8

He it is whose Coming was attested by means of Water and Blood--Jesus Christ himself; not by Water only, but by Water and by Blood. And there is the Spirit also to bear testimony, and the Spirit is Truth itself.

Revelation 1:17-18

And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said-- 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 7:9

After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 17:5

while on her forehead there was written this mystic name--'BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF ALL IDOLATROUS ABOMINATIONS UPON EARTH.'

Revelation 17:7

but the angel said to me-- 'Why were you amazed? I will tell you the mystic meaning of the vision of this woman, and of the Beast, with the seven heads and ten horns, that carries her.

Romans 1:3-4

Concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,