Colossians 1:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

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  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 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;
  • 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 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, 26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;
  • Eph 3:3-9 : 3 How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter, 4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ; 5 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; 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news, 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ: 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things; 10 So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

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    27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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    8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

    9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

    10 So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

    11 Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • Eph 3:2-6
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    2 If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

    3 How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

    4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;

    5 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;

    6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

  • Eph 1:8-10
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    8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

    9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

    10 The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

  • Rom 16:25-26
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    25 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,

    26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;

  • Col 1:24-25
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    24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

    25 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,

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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

    18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,

    19 And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

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    7 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;

  • 1 Pet 1:20
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    20 Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

  • Col 2:2-3
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    2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

    3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Eph 6:19
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    19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

  • Col 1:12-15
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    12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

    13 Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;

    14 In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

    15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

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    30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

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    3 But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:

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    6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

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    22 In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

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    16 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.

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    7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

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    2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

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    19 Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

  • Col 1:5-7
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    5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

    6 Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;

    7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,

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    2 Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,

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    12 So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

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    10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

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    18 May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,

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    3 And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

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    12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

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    4 At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory.

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    16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

  • Eph 1:23
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    23 Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

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    13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;