But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, having been hidden, which God appointed before the ages for our glory,

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And if I were to have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I were to have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a shouted command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subject all things to Himself.