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God's Open Secret
Commentators explain that a biblical "mystery" isn't an unsolvable puzzle, but a glorious truth that God intentionally kept hidden for ages and has now revealed. This long-awaited secret is the gospel itself: the full truth of Jesus Christ and the incredible news that salvation is offered not just to Israel, but to all people (the Gentiles). This was a stunning, world-changing revelation in Paul's day.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 1:26
18th Century
Theologian
Even the mystery. To make that mystery fully known. See Barnes on Ephesians 3:2 and Ephesians 3:3-9. The great doctrine, that salvation wa…
AT Robertson
On Colossians 1:26
The mystery (το μυστηριον). See on 1 Corinthians 2:7 for this interesting word from μυστης (initiate), from μυεω, to w…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 1:26
19th Century
Bishop
The mystery.—On the Scriptural sense of the word “mystery,” and its relation to the modern use of the word, see Note on Ephesians …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Colossians 1:25–27
19th Century
Preacher
Of which I have been made a minister, according to the stewardship of God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God; even the m…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Colossians 1:26
The preceding verse has spoken of Paul’s message as “the word of God,” a general term that sums up the oral proclamation of the apostles. Verses 26…
John Calvin
On Colossians 1:26
16th Century
Theologian
Hidden mystery. Here we have a commendation of the gospel—that it is a wonderful secret of God. It is not without good reason that Paul so…
John Gill
On Colossians 1:26
17th Century
Pastor
[Even] the mystery which has been hid from ages and
generations
This is said, as expl…
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 1:24–29
17th Century
Minister
Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suf…