Colossians 1:26

God's will and calling

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

²⁵ I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

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

²⁷ To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

²⁸ We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
KJV: Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
WEB: the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
ASV: [even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,
DARBY: the mystery which [has been] hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;
BLB: the mystery having been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but now having been manifested to His saints,

ÅB: den hemmelighet som har vært skjult fra alle tiders og slekters opphav, men nå er blitt åpenbart for hans hellige,
OTB: mysteriet som har vært skjult i tidsaldre og generasjoner, men som nå er åpenbart for Herrens folk.
B1930: den hemmelighet som har vært skjult fra alle tiders og slekters ophav, men nu er blitt åpenbaret for hans hellige,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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, they may not understand.’
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Romans 16:25–26
Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
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Ephesians 3:3–10
that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
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1 Corinthians 2:7
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
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Matthew 13:11
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
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2 Timothy 1:10
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
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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,
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