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And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,

but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory;

Behold, I am telling you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him,

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

By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

and to enlighten all people as to what the plan of the mystery is which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

and pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

that is, the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His saints,

to whom God willed to make known what the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and that they would attain to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is removed.

but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.

"As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He announced to His servants the prophets.