The Mystery of Godliness

14 [Although] I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things 15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is [the] church of [the] living God, [the] pillar and foundation of the truth.

16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great:

God appeared[fn] in [the] flesh,

was vindicated by [the] Spirit,[fn]

was seen by angels,

was proclaimed among [the] nations,

was believed in throughout [the] world,

was taken up in glory.