Matthew 13:35

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Summary

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

I will open

Psalm 78:2

I will utter

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Bible References

I will open

Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

I will utter

I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

See, the things said before have come about, and now I give word of new things: before they come I give you news of them.

Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.

But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.

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Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,

And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,

Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.