Verse List for 1 TIM 3:16

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OET (OET-RV) But yes, this godliness is quite a mystery: he appeared in a body, was declared innocent by the spirit, was seen by messengers, was preached among the nations, was believed in around the world, and then was taken up to heaven to be honoured.

OET-LV And confessedly great is the of_ the _devoutness mystery:
Who was _revealed in the_flesh, was _justified in the_spirit, was _seen by _messengers, was _proclaimed among the_nations, was _believed in the_world, was _taken _up in glory.

ULT And admittedly great is the mystery of godliness: ⇔ “Who was revealed in flesh,[fn] ⇔ was justified in the Spirit, ⇔ was seen by angels, ⇔ was proclaimed among the nations, ⇔ was believed in the world, ⇔ was taken up in glory.”

UST Everyone must agree that what God has revealed that enables us to honor him is marvelous: ⇔ “People saw the Messiah as a human. ⇔ The Holy Spirit declared that he was who he claimed to be. ⇔ Angels saw him. ⇔ Believers proclaimed who he was to non-Jewish people. ⇔ People in many places trusted in him. ⇔ God brought him up into heaven in a glorious way.”

BSB By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: ⇔ [He] 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.

MSB 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.

BLB And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

AICNT And without a doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: {who}[fn] was revealed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in the world, was taken up in glory.

OEB Yes, and undeniably wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for – ⇔ “He was revealed in our nature, ⇔  pronounced righteous in spirit,
⇔  seen by angels, ⇔ proclaimed among the Gentiles, ⇔  believed on in the world,
⇔  taken up into glory.”
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WEBBE & WMBB Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: ⇔ God[fn] was revealed in the flesh, ⇔ justified in the spirit, ⇔ seen by angels, ⇔ preached amongst the nations, ⇔ believed on in the world, ⇔ and received up in glory.

NET And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: ⇔ He was revealed in the flesh, ⇔ vindicated by the Spirit, ⇔ seen by angels, ⇔ proclaimed among Gentiles, ⇔ believed on in the world, ⇔ taken up in glory.

LSV and confessedly, great is the secret of piety: who was revealed in flesh, declared righteous in [the] Spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

FBV There's no question about it: the revealed truth about God is amazing! He was made known to us in human form, he was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, declared to the nations, trusted in by the world, and taken up in glory!

TCNT Beyond all question, great is the mystery of godliness: ⇔ [fn]God was revealed in the flesh, ⇔ vindicated by the Spirit, ⇔ seen by angels, ⇔ preached among nations, ⇔ believed on in the world, ⇔ and taken up in glory.

T4T It is certainly true that the message that God has now revealed is very wonderful! From it, we learn this spiritual truth that we say/sing about Christ (OR, We affirm this teaching to be true and very important.) It is what shows us how to live ◄in a godly manner/in a manner that pleases God►. It is what God has now revealed, even though it was not known before. We ◄affirm/say that it is true► concerning Jesus Christ that, ⇔ He is the one who appeared on the earth in a human body. ⇔ God’s Spirit showed/demonstrated that he is/was truly the Messiah (OR, that he always acted righteously); ⇔ Angels saw him; people preached about him in many nations; ⇔ People in many parts of the world believed the message about him. ⇔ God took him up into heaven.

LEB And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness:
• Who was revealed in the flesh,
  • was vindicated by[fn] the Spirit,
• was seen by angels,
  • was proclaimed among the Gentiles[fn],
• was believed on in the world,
  • was taken up in glory.

BBE And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

Moff And who does not admit how profound is the divine truth of our religion?--it is He who was ⇔ "manifest in the flesh, ⇔ vindicated by the Spirit, ⇔ seen by the angels, ⇔ preached among the nations, ⇔ believed on throughout the world, ⇔ taken up to glory."

Wymth And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion— that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.
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ASV And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; ⇔ He who was manifested in the flesh, ⇔  Justified in the spirit,
⇔  Seen of angels, ⇔ Preached among the nations, ⇔  Believed on in the world,
⇔  Received up in glory.

DRA And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

YLT and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety — God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

Drby And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. [fn]God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.

RV And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

SLT And manifestly great is the mystery of devotion: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed in the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory.

Wbstr And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

KJB-1769 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

KJB-1611 And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse: God was manifest in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, receiued vp into glory.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And without doubt, great is that misterie of godlynesse: God was shewed in the flesshe, was iustified in the spirite, was seene among the angels, was preached vnto the gentiles, was beleued on in the worlde, and was receaued vp in glorie.
(And without doubt, great is that mystery of godliness: God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen among the angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in the world, and was received up in glory.)

Gnva And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie.
(And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.)

Cvdl and without naye, greate is that mystery of godlynes. God was shewed in the flesh: was iustified in the sprete: was sene of angels: was preached vnto the Heythen: was beleued on in the worlde: was receaued vp in glory.
(and without naye, great is that mystery of godlynes. God was showed in the flesh: was justified in the spirit: was seen of angels: was preached unto the Heathen: was believed on in the world: was received up in glory.)

TNT And with out naye great is that mistery of godlines: God was shewed in the flesshe was iustified in the sprete was sene of angels was preached vnto the gentyls was beleved on in erth and receaved vp in glory.
(And with out naye great is that mystery of godlines: God was showed in the flesh was justified in the spirit was seen of angels was preached unto the gentiles was believed on in earth and received up in glory.)

Wycl And opynli it is a greet sacrament of pitee, that thing that was schewid in fleisch, it is iustified in spirit, it apperid to aungels, it is prechid to hethene men, it is bileuyd in the world, it is takun vp in glorie.
(And openly it is a great sacrament of pitee, that thing that was showed in flesh, it is justified in spirit, it appeared to angels, it is preached to heathen men, it is bileuyd in the world, it is taken up in glory.)

Luth Und kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis: GOtt ist offenbaret im Fleisch, gerechtfertiget im Geist, erschienen den Engeln, geprediget den Heiden, geglaubet von der Welt, aufgenommen in die Herrlichkeit.
(And kündlich large is the gottselige secret/mystery: God is revealed in_the flesh, justified in_the spirit, appeared the angels, preached the heathens, believed from the/of_the world, recorded in the glory/splendour.)

ClVg Et manifeste magnum est pietatis sacramentum, quod manifestatum est in carne, justificatum est in spiritu, apparuit angelis, prædicatum est gentibus, creditum est in mundo, assumptum est in gloria.[fn]
(And clearly/obviously magnum it_is of_piety sacrament, that obvioustum it_is in/into/on flesh/meat, justificatum it_is in/into/on in_spirit, appeared to/by/with_the_messengers/angels, preached it_is nations, he_believes it_is in/into/on to_the_world, assumptum it_is in/into/on glory.)

SR-GNT Καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον: “Ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν ˚Πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.” ‡

UGNT καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον: ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν Πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.

SBL-GNT καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· ⸀Ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.

RP-GNT Καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· θεὸς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήφθη ἐν δόξῃ.

TC-GNT καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶ τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· ⇔ [fn]Θεὸς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ⇔ ἐδικαιώθη ἐν Πνεύματι, ⇔ ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ⇔ ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ⇔ ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ⇔ [fn]ἀνελήφθη ἐν δόξῃ.

Verse List for 1 TIM 3:16

Verse List for 1 TIM 3:16