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Eph. 3:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mysteryl, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things byn Jesus Christ:

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Eph. 3:4‑5• ⁴in accordance with which ye can, in reading, perceive my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
⁵which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the] Spirit, (Eph. 3:4‑5)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he who was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:16)

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Psa. 33:6• (Psa. 33:6)

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John 1:3• ³All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made which hath been made. (John 1:3)

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Col. 1:16• ¹⁶for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him. (Col. 1:16)

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Heb. 1:2• ²at [the] end of these days spoke to us in a Son, whom he constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Heb. 1:2)

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Matt. 10:27• ²⁷{i}What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.{/i} (Matt. 10:27)

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Matt. 28:19• ¹⁹{i}Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;{/i} (Matt. 28:19)

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Mark 16:15‑16• ¹⁵{i}And he said to them,{/i} Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to all the creation.
¹⁶He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; and he that believeth not shall be condemned. (Mark 16:15‑16)

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Luke 24:47• ⁴⁷and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all the Gentiles beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:47)

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Rom. 16:26• ²⁶but now manifested and by prophetic scriptures, according to the eternal God's command, made known for obedience of faith unto all the Gentiles, (Rom. 16:26)

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Col. 1:23• ²³if indeed ye abide in the faith grounded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel (which ye heard, that was preached in the whole creation under the heaven), of which I, Paul, became servant; (Col. 1:23)

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2 Tim. 4:17• ¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth. (2 Tim. 4:17)

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Rev. 14:6• ⁶And I saw [another] angel flying in mid-heaven, having the everlasting gospel to announce unto those that sit on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people, (Rev. 14:6)

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Eph. 3:3‑5• ³how that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, even as I have before written briefly,
⁴in accordance with which ye can, in reading, perceive my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,
⁵which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the] Spirit, (Eph. 3:3‑5)

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Eph. 1:9‑10• ⁹having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
¹⁰for [the] administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him (Eph. 1:9‑10)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he who was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:16)

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Eph. 1:4• ⁴even as he chose us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; (Eph. 1:4)

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Matt. 13:35• ³⁵{i}so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.{/i} (Matt. 13:35)

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Matt. 25:34• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation. (Matt. 25:34)

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Acts 15:18• ¹⁸known from the beginning of the world. (Acts 15:18)

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Rom. 16:25• ²⁵Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery kept secret in everlasting times, (Rom. 16:25)

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1 Cor. 2:7• ⁷But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden [wisdom] which God pre-determined before the ages for our glory; (1 Cor. 2:7)

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2 Thess. 2:13• ¹³But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth; (2 Thess. 2:13)

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2 Tim. 1:9• ⁹who saved us, and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times everlasting, (2 Tim. 1:9)

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Titus 1:2• ²upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the ages, (Titus 1:2)

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1 Peter 1:20• ²⁰foreknown indeed before [the] world's foundation, but manifested at [the] last of the times for your sake, (1 Peter 1:20)

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Rev. 13:8• ⁸And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, of whom the name is not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain, from {i}the{/i} world's foundation. (Rev. 13:8)

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Rev. 17:8• ⁸The beast which thou sawest was and is not, and is to rise up out of the abyss and go into perdition: and they shall wonder that dwell on the earth, of whom the name is not written in the book of life from {i}the{/i} world's foundation, when they behold the beast that he was and is not and shall be present. (Rev. 17:8)

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Col. 1:26• ²⁶the mystery that was hidden from ages and from generations, but now hath been manifested to his saints; (Col. 1:26)

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Col. 3:3• ³For ye died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)

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Psa. 33:6• (Psa. 33:6)

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Isa. 44:24• (Isa. 44:24)

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John 1:1‑3• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God.
³All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made which hath been made. (John 1:1‑3)

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John 5:17,19• ¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
¹⁹Jesus then answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself unless he sees the Father doing something; for whatever things he doeth, these also the Son doeth in like manner. (John 5:17,19)

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John 10:30• ³⁰I and the Father are one. (John 10:30)

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Col. 1:16‑17• ¹⁶for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him.
¹⁷He is before all things, and the universe in him subsisteth. (Col. 1:16‑17)

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Heb. 1:2‑3• ²at [the] end of these days spoke to us in a Son, whom he constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
³who being effulgence of his glory and expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] purification of our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, (Heb. 1:2‑3)

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Heb. 3:3‑4• ³For he hath been accounted worthy of more glory than Moses by how much he that built it hath more honour than the house.
⁴For every house is builded by someone; but he that built all things [is] God. (Heb. 3:3‑4)

• God, who created all things, had this thought, this purpose before creation, in order that, when He should subject all creation to His Son become a man and glorified, that Son should have companions in His glory, who should be like Himself, members of His body spiritual, living of His life. (“Ephesians 3” by J.N. Darby)

• Persons who preach the gospel necessarily preach Christ, but there are few who understand the character of the grace which unites the soul with Christ in the relationship of members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. This was a main part of Paul's work. (“Remarks on Ephesians 3:1-13” by W. Kelly)

• It is not hid in the Scriptures, but “hid in God.” (“Remarks on Ephesians 3:1-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the agesd in God, who has created all things,

JND Translation Notes

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Or "from eternity." literally "from the ages"; but in the sense of the period elapsed, not "hidden from them."

W. Kelly Translation

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and to enlighten all as to what [is] the administrationa of the mystery which hath been hidden from the ages in God that created all thingsb;

WK Translation Notes

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a

The correct word is (oikonomia) "dispensation" or "administration," not (koinōnia) "fellowship," as in T. R. and KJV.

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The words "by Jesus Christ" in the T. R. should disappear.