But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, {even} the hidden {wisdom}, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}

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

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what {is} in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep {you} from evil.

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Who hath saved us, and called {us} with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

And he turned him unto {his} disciples, and said privately, Blessed {are} the eyes which see the things that ye see:

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous {men} have desired to see {those things} which ye see, and have not seen {them}; and to hear {those things} which ye hear, and have not heard {them}.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. {privately: or, severally}

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. {to the...: or, evermore}

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. {saints: or, holy ones, or, angels}

Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Who hath saved us, and called {us} with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

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.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, {even} the hidden {wisdom}, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, {that ye may be} blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. {blindness: or, hardness}

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

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified {it} by his angel unto his servant John:

The secret {things belong} unto the LORD our God: but those {things which are} revealed {belong} unto us and to our children for ever, that {we} may do all the words of this law.

That 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;

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom {be} honour and power everlasting. Amen.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare {it}? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it {is} not hidden from thee, neither {is} it far off.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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.

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.

(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;)

Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and {that} all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, {is} God;

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.

So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for {that} which had not been told them shall they see; and {that} which they had not heard shall they consider.

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what {is} in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called {to be} an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

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

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. {saints: or, holy ones, or, angels}

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) {fill: or, fulfil}

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or {be} in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.

For he that speaketh in an {unknown} tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth {him}; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. {understandeth: Gr. heareth}

And though I have {the gift of} prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, {that} shall ye receive.

For we stretch not ourselves beyond {our measure}, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in {preaching} the gospel of Christ: