KJV King James Version
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
WEB World English Bible
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
ASV American Standard Version
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety—God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 3
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὁμολογουμένωςG3672 · homologoumenōsundeniablyμέγαG3173 · megasgreatἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoεὐσεβείαςG2150 · eusebeiapietyμυστήριον,G3466 · mustērionmysteryὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐφανερώθηG5319 · phaneroōto revealἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongσαρκί,G4561 · sarxfleshἐδικαιώθηG1344 · dikaioōto justifyἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπνεύματι,G4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritὤφθηG3700 · optanomaito appearἀγγέλοις,G32 · angelosangelἐκηρύχθηG2784 · kērussōto preachἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἔθνεσιν,G1484 · ethnosGentilesἐπιστεύθηG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongκόσμῳ,G2889 · kosmosworldἀνελήμφθηG353 · analambanōto take upἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδόξῃ.¶G1391 · doxaglory
Cross-references
John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.Romans 16:25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,1 John 5:6-8This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.1 John 1:2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)Colossians 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;Luke 24:4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:Philippians 2:6-8Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:Colossians 1:27To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:1 Peter 1:12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.John 1:1-2In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Colossians 2:2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;Ephesians 3:3-10How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,Revelation 1:17-18And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:1 Corinthians 2:7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
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