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Selected Verse: Ephesians 3:3 - King James

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Eph 3:3 King James How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
he made known--The oldest manuscripts read, "That by revelation was the mystery (namely, of the admission of the Gentiles, Eph 3:6; Eph 1:9) made known unto me (Gal 1:12)."

as I wrote afore--namely, in this Epistle (Eph 1:9-10), the words of which he partly repeats.
 
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9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.