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Eph. 3:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mysteryl, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things byn Jesus Christ:

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Eph. 3:4‑5• ⁴Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
⁵Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (Eph. 3:4‑5)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And 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. (1 Tim. 3:16)

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Psa. 33:6• ⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. (Psa. 33:6)

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John 1:3• ³All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:3)

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Col. 1:16• ¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (Col. 1:16)

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Heb. 1:2• ²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Heb. 1:2)

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Matt. 10:27• ²⁷What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. (Matt. 10:27)

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Matt. 28:19• ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (Matt. 28:19)

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Mark 16:15‑16• ¹⁵And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
¹⁶He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:15‑16)

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Luke 24:47• ⁴⁷And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:47)

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Rom. 16:26• ²⁶But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: (Rom. 16:26)

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Col. 1:23• ²³If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; (Col. 1:23)

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2 Tim. 4:17• ¹⁷Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. (2 Tim. 4:17)

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Rev. 14:6• ⁶And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, (Rev. 14:6)

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Eph. 3:3‑5• ³How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
⁴Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
⁵Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (Eph. 3:3‑5)

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Eph. 1:9‑10• ⁹Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
¹⁰That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: (Eph. 1:9‑10)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And 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. (1 Tim. 3:16)

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Eph. 1:4• ⁴According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: (Eph. 1:4)

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Matt. 13:35• ³⁵That 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. (Matt. 13:35)

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Matt. 25:34• ³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: (Matt. 25:34)

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Acts 15:18• ¹⁸Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. (Acts 15:18)

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Rom. 16:25• ²⁵Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, (Rom. 16:25)

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1 Cor. 2:7• ⁷But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: (1 Cor. 2:7)

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2 Thess. 2:13• ¹³But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: (2 Thess. 2:13)

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2 Tim. 1:9• ⁹Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, (2 Tim. 1:9)

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Titus 1:2• ²In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1:2)

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1 Peter 1:20• ²⁰Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (1 Peter 1:20)

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Rev. 13:8• ⁸And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev. 13:8)

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Rev. 17:8• ⁸The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. (Rev. 17:8)

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Col. 1:26• ²⁶Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (Col. 1:26)

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Col. 3:3• ³For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)

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Psa. 33:6• ⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. (Psa. 33:6)

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Isa. 44:24• ²⁴Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isa. 44:24)

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John 1:1‑3• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God.
³All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1‑3)

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John 5:17,19• ¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
¹⁹Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. (John 5:17,19)

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John 10:30• ³⁰I and my Father are one. (John 10:30)

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Col. 1:16‑17• ¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Col. 1:16‑17)

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Heb. 1:2‑3• ²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
³Who 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 purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Heb. 1:2‑3)

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Heb. 3:3‑4• ³For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house.
⁴For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. (Heb. 3:3‑4)

• God, who created all things, had this thought, this purpose before creation, in order that, when He should subject all creation to His Son become a man and glorified, that Son should have companions in His glory, who should be like Himself, members of His body spiritual, living of His life. (“Ephesians 3” by J.N. Darby)

• Persons who preach the gospel necessarily preach Christ, but there are few who understand the character of the grace which unites the soul with Christ in the relationship of members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. This was a main part of Paul's work. (“Remarks on Ephesians 3:1-13” by W. Kelly)

• It is not hid in the Scriptures, but “hid in God.” (“Remarks on Ephesians 3:1-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the agesd in God, who has created all things,

JND Translation Notes

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Or "from eternity." literally "from the ages"; but in the sense of the period elapsed, not "hidden from them."

W. Kelly Translation

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and to enlighten all as to what [is] the administrationa of the mystery which hath been hidden from the ages in God that created all thingsb;

WK Translation Notes

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a

The correct word is (oikonomia) "dispensation" or "administration," not (koinōnia) "fellowship," as in T. R. and KJV.

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The words "by Jesus Christ" in the T. R. should disappear.