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Bible in Basic English

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

New American Standard Bible

and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;

King James Version

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Holman Bible

and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.

International Standard Version

and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.

A Conservative Version

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.

American Standard Version

and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

Amplified

and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.

An Understandable Version

[I was given the responsibility] to enlighten all people regarding the working out of God's secret plan, which has been kept hidden for ages in [the heart of] God, who created everything.

Anderson New Testament

and enlighten all men with respect to the plan of the mystery, which was concealed from the ages in God, who created all things;

Common New Testament

and to make plain to everyone the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;

Daniel Mace New Testament

and display to all the world that mysterious dispensation, which from all past ages has been conceal'd in the secret purpose of God, who created all things:

Darby Translation

and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things,

Goodspeed New Testament

and making clear how the secret purpose is to be worked out which has been hidden away for ages in God the creator of all things,

John Wesley New Testament

And to let all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, which was hidden from the beginning of the world by God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Julia Smith Translation

And to enlighten all what the distribution of the mystery, concealed from times immemorial in God, having created all things by Jesus Christ:

King James 2000

And to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Lexham Expanded Bible

and to enlighten everyone [as to] what [is] the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all [things],

Modern King James verseion

and to bring to light what is the fellowship of the mystery which from eternity has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, which made all things through Jesus Christ,

Moffatt New Testament

and enlighten all men upon the new order of that divine secret which God the Creator of all concealed from eternity ??10 intending to let the full sweep of the divine wisdom be disclosed now by the church to the angelic Rulers and Authorities in the heavenly sphere,

Montgomery New Testament

and should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe,

NET Bible

and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.

New Heart English Bible

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;

Noyes New Testament

to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which hath been hidden for ages in God, who created all things;

Sawyer New Testament

and to enlighten all men as to the dispensation of the mystery concealed from eternity in God who created all things,

The Emphasized Bible

And to bring to light - what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and to make all men see what the communication of that mystery means, which was hid from the beginning in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Twentieth Century New Testament

And to make clear what is God's way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things;

Webster

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Weymouth New Testament

and to show all men in a clear light what my stewardship is. It is the stewardship of the truth which from all the Ages lay concealed in the mind of God, the Creator of all things--

Williams New Testament

and to make clear how is to be carried out the trusteeship of this secret which has for ages been hidden away in God, the Creator of all things,

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

and to plainly show what is the dispensation of the mystery which from the ages has been hidden away in God, Who made all things;

Worsley New Testament

and make all men to see the communication of the mystery, which from the ages past hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;

Youngs Literal Translation

and to cause all to see what is the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

to make
φωτίζω 
Photizo 
Usage: 10

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

φωτίζω 
Photizo 
Usage: 10

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

is the fellowship
κοινωνία 
Koinonia 
Usage: 20

of the mystery
μυστήριον 
Musterion 
Usage: 23


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

the beginning of the world
αἰών 
Aion 
Usage: 101

ἀποκρύπτω 
Apokrupto 
Usage: 3

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

who

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

κτίζω 
Ktizo 
Usage: 13

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

by
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

References

Morish

Watsons

Images Ephesians 3:9

Prayers for Ephesians 3:9

Context Readings

The Mystery Of Christ Revealed

8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ: 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things; 10 So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,


Cross References

Colossians 1:26

The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

Colossians 3:3

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

Isaiah 44:24

The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

Matthew 13:35

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

Matthew 25:34

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

Matthew 28:19

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Mark 16:15-16

And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.

Luke 24:47

And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.

John 1:1-3

From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

John 5:17

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

John 5:19

So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

John 10:30

I and my Father are one.

Acts 15:18

Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.

Romans 16:25-26

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

Ephesians 1:4

Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

Ephesians 1:9-10

Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

Ephesians 3:3-5

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

Colossians 1:16-17

For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

Colossians 1:23

If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

1 Timothy 3:16

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.

2 Timothy 1:9

Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

Titus 1:2

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

Hebrews 1:2-3

But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

Hebrews 3:3-4

And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

1 Peter 1:20

Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

Revelation 4:11

It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.

Revelation 13:8

And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.

Revelation 14:6

And I saw another angel in flight between heaven and earth, having eternal good news to give to those who are on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people,

Revelation 17:8

The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.

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