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1 Tim. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
without controversy
homologoumenos (Greek #3672)
confessedly
KJV usage: without controversy.
Pronounce: hom-ol-og-ow-men'-oce
Origin: adverb of present passive participle of 3670
great
megas (Greek #3173)
big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
KJV usage: (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
Pronounce: meg'-as
Origin: (including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη, plural μεγάλοι, etc.; compare also 3176, 3187)
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
the mystery
musterion (Greek #3466)
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
KJV usage: mystery.
Pronounce: moos-tay'-ree-on
Origin: from a derivative of μύω (to shut the mouth)
y of godliness
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
eusebeia (Greek #2150)
piety; specially, the gospel scheme
KJV usage: godliness, holiness.
Pronounce: yoo-seb'-i-ah
Origin: from 2152
: God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
was κmanifest
phaneroo (Greek #5319)
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: appear, manifestly declare, (make) manifest (forth), shew (self).
Pronounce: fan-er-o'-o
Origin: from 5318
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the flesh
sarx (Greek #4561)
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
KJV usage: carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly).
Pronounce: sarx
Origin: probably from the base of 4563
z, justified
dikaioo (Greek #1344)
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
KJV usage: free, justify(-ier), be righteous.
Pronounce: dik-ah-yo'-o
Origin: from 1342
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
b, seen
optanomai (Greek #3700)
which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of 3708 to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from 991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from 1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while 2300, and still more emphatically its intensive 2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and 4648 a watching from a distance)
KJV usage: appear, look, see, shew self.
Pronounce: op-tan'-om-ahee
Origin: of the primary (middle voice) ὄπτομαι (op'-tom-ahee)
of angels
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
c, preached
kerusso (Greek #2784)
to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)
KJV usage: preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
Pronounce: kay-roos'-so
Origin: of uncertain affinity
unto
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Gentiles
ethnos (Greek #1484)
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: eth'-nos
Origin: probably from 1486
d, believed on
pisteuo (Greek #4100)
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
KJV usage: believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
Pronounce: pist-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4102
e in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the world
kosmos (Greek #2889)
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
KJV usage: adorning, world.
Pronounce: kos'-mos
Origin: probably from the base of 2865
, received up
analambano (Greek #353)
to take up
KJV usage: receive up, take (in, unto, up).
Pronounce: an-al-am-ban'-o
Origin: from 303 and 2983
f into
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
glory
doxa (Greek #1391)
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
KJV usage: dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Pronounce: dox'-ah
Origin: from the base of 1380
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1 Cor. 2:7• 7But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, that hidden wisdom which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory: (1 Cor. 2:7)
κ
manifested.
z
John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:14)
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1 John 1:2• 2(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:) (1 John 1:2)
b
Matt. 3:16• 16And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him: (Matt. 3:16)
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John 16:8‑9• 8And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
 9of sin, because they do not believe on me; (John 16:8‑9)
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Rom. 1:4• 4marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord; (Rom. 1:4)
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1 Peter 3:18• 18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)
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1 John 5:6• 6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is the truth. (1 John 5:6)
c
Matt. 4:11• 11Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. (Matt. 4:11)
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Luke 2:13• 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, (Luke 2:13)
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Eph. 3:10• 10in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God, (Eph. 3:10)
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1 Peter 1:12• 12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by the Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into. (1 Peter 1:12)
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Acts 13:46,48• 46And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;
 48And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (Acts 13:46,48)
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Rom. 10:12,18• 12For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him.
 18But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world. (Rom. 10:12,18)
e
Col. 1:6• 6which are come to you, as they are in all the world, and are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard them and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth: (Col. 1:6)
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Luke 24:51• 51And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven. (Luke 24:51)
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Acts 1:9• 9And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding him, and a cloud received him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)

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mystery,
Spirit,
The World

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Heb. 7:7• 7But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better. (Heb. 7:7)
the mystery.
1 Tim. 3:9• 9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. (1 Tim. 3:9)
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Matt. 13:11• 11And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given; (Matt. 13:11)
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Rom. 16:25• 25Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my glad tidings and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, as to which silence has been kept in the times of the ages, (Rom. 16:25)
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1 Cor. 2:7• 7But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, that hidden wisdom which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory: (1 Cor. 2:7)
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Eph. 1:9• 9having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself (Eph. 1:9)
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Eph. 3:3‑9• 3that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,
 4by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)
 5which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the power of the Spirit,
 6that they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;
 7of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.
 8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
 9and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things, (Eph. 3:3‑9)
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Eph. 6:19• 19and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings, (Eph. 6:19)
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Col. 2:2• 2to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God; (Col. 2:2)
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2 Thess. 2:7• 7For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only there is he who restrains now until he be gone, (2 Thess. 2:7)
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Rev. 17:5,7• 5and upon her forehead a name written, Mystery, great Babylon, the mother of the harlots, and of the abominations of the earth.
 7And the angel said to me, Why hast thou wondered? *I* will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. (Rev. 17:5,7)
God.
Isa. 7:14• 14Therefore will the Lord himself give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall bring forth a son, and call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)
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Isa. 9:6• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Mic. 5:2• 2(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)
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Matt. 1:23• 23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.' (Matt. 1:23)
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John 1:1‑2,14• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2*He* was in the beginning with God.
 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:1‑2,14)
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Acts 20:28• 28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own. (Acts 20:28)
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Rom. 8:3• 3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh, (Rom. 8:3)
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Rom. 9:5• 5whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)
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1 Cor. 15:47• 47the first man out of the earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven. (1 Cor. 15:47)
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Gal. 4:4• 4but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law, (Gal. 4:4)
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Phil. 2:6‑8• 6who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
 7but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in the likeness of men;
 8and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross. (Phil. 2:6‑8)
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Col. 1:16‑18• 16because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.
 17And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
 18And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things: (Col. 1:16‑18)
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Heb. 1:3• 3who being the effulgence of his glory and the expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high, (Heb. 1:3)
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Heb. 2:9‑13• 9but we see Jesus, who was made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.
 10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through sufferings.
 11For both he that sanctifies and those sanctified are all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
 12saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly will I sing thy praises.
 13And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me. (Heb. 2:9‑13)
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1 John 1:2• 2(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:) (1 John 1:2)
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Rev. 1:17‑18• 17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:17‑18)
manifest.
Gr. manifested.
1 John 3:5• 5And ye know that *he* has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not. (1 John 3:5)
justified.
Isa. 50:5‑7• 5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.
 6I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
 7But the Lord Jehovah will help me: therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. (Isa. 50:5‑7)
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Matt. 3:16• 16And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him: (Matt. 3:16)
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John 1:32‑33• 32And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
 33And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. (John 1:32‑33)
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John 15:26• 26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes forth from with the Father, *he* shall bear witness concerning me; (John 15:26)
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John 16:8‑9• 8And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
 9of sin, because they do not believe on me; (John 16:8‑9)
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Acts 2:32‑36• 32This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.
 33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear.
 34For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand
 35until I have put thine enemies to be the footstool of thy feet.
 36Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:32‑36)
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Rom. 1:3‑4• 3concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,
 4marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord; (Rom. 1:3‑4)
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1 Peter 3:18• 18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)
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1 John 5:6‑8• 6This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is the truth.
 7For they that bear witness are three:
 8the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three agree in one. (1 John 5:6‑8)
seen.
Psa. 68:17‑18• 17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
 18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even for the rebellious, for the dwelling there of Jah Elohim. (Psa. 68:17‑18)
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Matt. 4:11• 11Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. (Matt. 4:11)
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Matt. 28:2• 2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. (Matt. 28:2)
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Mark 1:13• 13And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. (Mark 1:13)
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Mark 16:5• 5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a white robe, and they were amazed and alarmed; (Mark 16:5)
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Luke 2:10‑14• 10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
 11for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.
 12And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.
 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
 14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men. (Luke 2:10‑14)
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Luke 22:43• 43And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him. (Luke 22:43)
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Luke 24:4• 4And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment. (Luke 24:4)
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John 20:12• 12and beholds two angels sitting in white garments, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. (John 20:12)
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Acts 1:10‑11• 10And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
 11who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven. (Acts 1:10‑11)
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Eph. 3:10• 10in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God, (Eph. 3:10)
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1 Peter 1:12• 12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by the Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into. (1 Peter 1:12)
preached.
Luke 2:32• 32a light for revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)
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Acts 10:34• 34And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, (Acts 10:34)
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Acts 13:46‑48• 46And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;
 47for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.
 48And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (Acts 13:46‑48)
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Rom. 10:12,18• 12For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him.
 18But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world. (Rom. 10:12,18)
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Gal. 2:8• 8(for he that wrought in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision wrought also in me towards the Gentiles,) (Gal. 2:8)
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Eph. 3:5‑8• 5which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the power of the Spirit,
 6that they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;
 7of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.
 8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:5‑8)
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Col. 1:27• 27to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory: (Col. 1:27)
believed.
Acts 14:27• 27And having arrived, and having brought together the assembly, they related to them all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations. (Acts 14:27)
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Col. 1:6,23• 6which are come to you, as they are in all the world, and are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard them and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:
 23if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which is under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister. (Col. 1:6,23)
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Rev. 7:9• 9After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands. (Rev. 7:9)
received.
Mark 16:19• 19The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19)
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Luke 24:51• 51And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven. (Luke 24:51)
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John 6:62• 62If then ye see the Son of man ascending up where he was before? (John 6:62)
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John 13:3• 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came out from God and was going to God, (John 13:3)
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John 16:28• 28I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I leave the world and go to the Father. (John 16:28)
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John 17:5• 5and now glorify *me*, *thou* Father, along with thyself, with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was. (John 17:5)
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Acts 1:1‑9,19• 1I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
 2until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
 3to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
 4and, being assembled with them, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which said he ye have heard of me.
 5For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
 6They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
 7And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
 8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
 9And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding him, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
 19And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.) (Acts 1:1‑9,19)
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Eph. 4:8‑10• 8Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.
 9But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
 10He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things; (Eph. 4:8‑10)
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Heb. 1:3• 3who being the effulgence of his glory and the expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high, (Heb. 1:3)
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Heb. 8:1• 1Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking is, We have such a one high priest who has sat down on the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens; (Heb. 8:1)
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Heb. 12:2• 2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2)
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1 Peter 3:22• 22who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him. (1 Peter 3:22)
• The secret (now revealed) of piety or godliness is the truth of Christ. He is the source, power and pattern of what is practically acceptable to God—His person as now made known. (“On 1 Timothy 3:16” by W. Kelly)
• Though He deigned to become man, He was intrinsically and eternally divine. But for the counsels and ways of grace, He might conceivably have come as He pleased, in His own glory, or in His Father's, or in that of the holy angels, without emptying and humbling Himself to incarnation and atonement. Here the opening and immeasurable wonder of the truth is the glory of Him who was born of the virgin and thus manifested in flesh. (“On 1 Timothy 3:16” by W. Kelly)
• He was as truly man as any; but His state was, as that of no other, characterized absolutely by the Spirit of God, from the beginning right through life and death, in uninterrupted energy of holiness and incorruption till He rose from the dead and took His seat on the right hand of the Majesty on high. (“On 1 Timothy 3:16” by W. Kelly)
• He "appeared to angels." The Son of God was made visible to angels, not only on marked occasions as specified in scripture from His birth of woman till He ascended on high, but generally we may say through His incarnation. But is this all that the clause implies? May it not describe, what appears more characteristic, that, when He ceased to be seen among men on earth, not even the chosen witnesses beholding Him conversant with them more, He was an object of sight to angels? (“On 1 Timothy 3:16” by W. Kelly)
• The mystery of piety, which lies at the very center of what the assembly maintains before the world, is great and relates essentially to the Person of Christ. (“1 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)
• It is thus that God is known in the assembly according to the truth. There is no truth outside the maintenance of this revelation of the Person of Christ. (“1 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)
• He speaks of truths that are essential as testimony before the world; that which the assembly is externally, that which it is as witness of God towards men. It is the house of God, the assembly of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth: that which it is as responsible in the world, and in order that all should learn what God is. The mystery of piety, of which the assembly is the vessel for testimony, answers to this. It is the grand, essential truth on which all relation between God and men is founded, by means of which God has to do with men. (“1 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)
• God desires to be in relation with men: it is thus that He accomplishes it. The assembly maintains the rights of the Creator and Savior-God on the earth. (“1 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)
• "The mystery of piety" or the secret of right behavior. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)
• This mystery of piety is what is known to piety, but not yet manifest to the world. The secret of godliness lies in the knowledge of God manifested in and through the Person of Christ. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)
• This is spoken of as "the mystery of godliness", because these things are not known to the unbeliever. Such, indeed, can appreciate the outward conduct that flows from piety but the unbeliever cannot know the secret spring of piety. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. Godm has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in the Spirit, has appeared toa angels, has been preached among the nations, has been believed on in the world, has been received up in glory.

JND Translation Notes

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m
I do not enter on the criticism of this text. It very likely should read "He who has," etc.
a
Or "has been seen of."

W. Kelly Translation

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And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he whoa was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spiritb, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Some MSS. and almost all the ancient versions read "He who" rather than "God." There is little doubt that the true reading is, "He who," rather than "God" though this be implied.
b
It is well known that some have thought that "in Spirit" here does not refer to the Holy Spirit but to the spiritual principle in our Lord as a man. Now admitting that there was this spirit in Him and that "flesh" does not express it, anyone subject to scripture may soon satisfy himself that the phrase here employed is not proper to convey any such thought, which would require the article. But we know from the context, as in the other cases very clearly, that the Holy Spirit is the thought.