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the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
The mystery (το μυστηριον). See on 1 Corinthians 2:7 for this interesting word from μυστης (initiate), from μυεω, to w…
19th Century
Anglican
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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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Even] the mystery which has been hid from ages and generations This is said, as expl…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After Paul commended Christ in relation to God, to all creation, to the entire Church, and to the Colossians themselves, he now commends Christ in …
