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

For I do not want you, brothers, 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 strengthen 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 wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages to our glory,

Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him

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

About which, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

and to bring to light for all what is the administration of the mystery 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.

as well as on my behalf, that words 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 has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,

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

so that their hearts may be encouraged, having been held together in love, even unto all the wealth of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full 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 speak the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been bound,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

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

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