And without any contradiction the inferior is blessed by the better.

holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent since the world began,

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

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,

which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full true knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He is now restraining, until it is raised from out of the midst.

And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Strong and Mighty God, The Eternal Father, The Prince of Peace.

Behold, the days are coming, says Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King who shall reign and act prudently, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His name by which He shall be called, JEHOVAH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are insignificant among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which is translated, God with us.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

He was in the beginning with God.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

For what the Law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh; and on account of sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, is Christ, being God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

The first man was out of the earth, of dust; the second Man is the Lord out of Heaven.

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, brought forth out of a woman, brought forth under the Law,

who, being in the form of God, did not consider clinging, to be equal with God,

And being found comprised as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

For by Him all things were created that are in Heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

And He is the Head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn out from the dead, that in all things He may be preeminent.

Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself made purification for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

But we see Jesus, who was made a little less than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

And again: I will put My trust in Him. And again: Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.

the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us;

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be terrified; I am the First and the Last.

I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

And you know that He was manifested in order to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

The Lord Jehovah has opened My ear, and I was not rebellious, nor turned away backwards.

For the Lord Jehovah will help Me; therefore I have not been ashamed. Therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

And when He had been immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending out of Heaven like a dove, and He abode upon Him.

I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.

But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness concerning Me.

And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

concerning sin, because they do not believe into Me;

This Jesus, God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says himself: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand,

Therefore let all the house of Israel understand with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

and defined as the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

This is He who came through water and blood; Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are into one.

The chariots of God are a vast innumerable number, thousands of thousands; the Lord is among them as at Sinai, in the Holy Place.

You have gone up on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, even for the rebellious; that YAH God might dwell among them.

Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.

And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were afraid.

And the angel said to them, Do not fear, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

And this is the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill among men!

Then an angel appeared to Him from Heaven, strengthening Him.

And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into Heaven, will so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into Heaven.

to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies,

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven; things which angels desire to look into.

a Light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the Glory of Your people Israel.

Then Peter opened his mouth and said: In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.

Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed unto eternal life believed.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich toward all who call upon Him.

But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

And when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

which has come to you, as in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as it is also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under Heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one was able to number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

And it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into Heaven.

What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God and was going to God,

I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.

And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world existed.

The former account I made, O Theophilus, of everything that Jesus began both to do and teach,

to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

for John truly immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

And He said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Therefore He says: When He ascended on high, He led captive the captives, and gave gifts to men.

He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)

Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself made purification for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Now this is the main point of the things being said: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

who has gone into Heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.