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 that was kept secret for long ages
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,
how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain.
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you
Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,
so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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