Colossians 1:26 KJV — MannaFest

Colossians 1:26

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

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ASV

even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

WEB

the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

YLT

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

DBT

the mystery which [has been] hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;

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Colossians — Christ is preeminent — creator and sustainer, the head of the body, the reconciler of all things. Against every philosophy and empty deceit, the full sufficiency of Christ.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 60–62, from Roman imprisonment

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John 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Ephesians 1:9
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Isaiah 64:4
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Luke 8:10
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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This mystery, thus made known, is Christ in you (or among you) the hope of glory. Observe, Christ is the hope of glory. The ground of our hope is Christ in the word, or the gospel revelation, declaring the nature and methods of obtaining it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The mystery - Namely, Christ both justifying and sanctifying gentiles, as well as Jews. Which hath been comparatively hid from former ages and past generations of men.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Inscription and Apostolical Benediction. 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The inscription of this epistle is much the same with the rest; only it is observable that, 1.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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COL 1:26LUK 8:10 ISA 6:9
COL 1:26MAT 13:11 1CO 2:9-10
COL 1:26LUK 8:10 MAT 11:25
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
COL 1:26MAT 13:11 1CO 2:14
COL 1:26MAT 13:11 MAT 19:11
COL 1:26MAT 13:11 JAS 1:5
COL 1:26MAT 13:11 1JN 2:27
COL 1:26LUK 8:10 MRK 4:11

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