Romans 16:25-26
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[25 Now to him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ,(A) according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages[a] 26 but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith,(B)
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- 16:25 Paul’s gospel reveals the mystery kept secret for long ages: justification and salvation through faith, with all the implications for Jews and Gentiles that Paul has developed in the letter.
1 Corinthians 2:7
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7 Rather, we speak God’s wisdom,[a] mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before the ages for our glory,
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- 2:7–10a God’s wisdom: his plan for our salvation. This was his own eternal secret that no one else could fathom, but in this new age of salvation he has graciously revealed it to us. For the pattern of God’s secret, hidden to others and now revealed to the Church, cf. also Rom 11:25–36; 16:25–27; Eph 1:3–10; 3:3–11; Col 1:25–28.
Ephesians 3:3
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3 [namely, that] the mystery[a] was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier.(A)
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Ephesians 3:9
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9 and to bring to light [for all][a] what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things,(A)
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- 3:9 [For all]: while some think this phrase was added so as to yield the sense “to enlighten all about the plan…,” it is more likely that some manuscripts and Fathers omitted it accidentally or to avoid the idea that all conflicted with Paul’s assignment to preach to the Gentiles (Eph 3:8) specifically.
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