Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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."
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.'
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 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 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.
Phrases
Cross References
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 1:3
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;
Mark 16:19
So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
Romans 16:25
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,
Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am made a minister;
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 3:16
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:
Luke 22:43
And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Peter 1:12
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.
1 John 3:5
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Psalm 68:17-18
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 50:5-7
The Lord GOD opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice upon the earth.
Micah 5:2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
Matthew 13:11
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.
Matthew 28:2
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.
Mark 1:13
And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan: and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
Mark 16:5
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.
Luke 2:10-14
And the angel said to them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:32
A light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Luke 24:51
And it came to pass, while he was blessing them, he was parted from them, and 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 testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
John 6:62
What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up 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 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.
John 16:8-9
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
John 16:28
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John 20:12
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.
Acts 1:1-11
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Acts 1:19
And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so that that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
Acts 2:32-36
This Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
Acts 10:34
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 13:46-48
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.
Acts 14:27
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.
Romans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Romans 9:5
Whose are the fathers, and from whom according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 10:12
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,
Romans 10:18
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to our glory:
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Galatians 2:8
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles:)
Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Ephesians 1:9
Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Ephesians 3:3-10
That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;
Ephesians 4:8-10
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
Ephesians 6:19
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,
Philippians 2:6-8
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Colossians 1:6
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:
Colossians 1:16-18
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Colossians 1:27
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:
Colossians 2:2
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;
2 Thessalonians 1:10
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired by all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
2 Thessalonians 2:7
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now restraineth will restrain, until he be taken out of the way.
1 Timothy 3:9
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Hebrews 2:9-13
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 7:7
And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.
Hebrews 8:1
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;
Hebrews 12:2
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.
1 Peter 1:20
Who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you,
1 Peter 3:18
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:
1 Peter 3:22
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels, and authorities, and powers being made subject to him.
1 John 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)
1 John 5:6-8
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.
Revelation 1:17-18
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Revelation 7:9
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;
Revelation 17:5
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 17:7
And the angel said to me, Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
Romans 1:3-4
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.