Colossians 1:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

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  • Luke 8:10 : 10 He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.
  • 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages, 26 but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–
  • Eph 3:3-9 : 3 that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. 4 When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ 5 (which was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit), 6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 7 I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power. 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things. 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

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    27God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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    8To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

    9and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.

    10The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

    11This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

  • Eph 3:2-6
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    2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

    3that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

    4When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ

    5(which was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit),

    6namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

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    8that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

    9He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

    10toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.

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    25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

    26but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–

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    24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

    25I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God– given to me for you– in order to complete the word of God,

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    17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,

    18– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened– so that you can know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

    19and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

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    7Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

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    20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.

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    2My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

    3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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    19Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

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    12giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

    13He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

    14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

    15The Supremacy of Christ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

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    30He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

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    3But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

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    6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

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    22but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him–

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    16And 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.

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    7to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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    2to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

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    19because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

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    5Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

    6that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.

    7You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave– a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf–

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    2This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

  • Eph 1:12
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    12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

  • 2 Tim 1:10
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    10but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

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    18you will be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

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    3At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

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    12They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

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    4When Christ(who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.

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    16to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

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    23Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

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    13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,