Colossians 1:26 BSB

Colossians 1:26

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
μυστήριον	mustērion	mystery	G3466 →
τὸ	to	which	G3588 →
ἀποκεκρυμμένον	apokekrummenon	hidden	G613 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
αἰώνων	aiōnōn	ages	G165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
γενεῶν,	geneōn	generations,	G1074 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἐφανερώθη	ephanerōthē	having been manifested	G5319 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
ἁγίοις	hagiois	saints	G40 →
αὐτοῦ·	autou	of Him;	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 8:10
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing,…
leads to
- Isaiah 6:9
  And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Matthew 11:25
  At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 4:11
  He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
Through
Matthew 13:11
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 2:9–10
  Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
  The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Matthew 19:11
  “Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
- James 1:5
  Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- 1 John 2:27
  And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…