1 Timothy 3:16

New Testament • 18 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

חוּץ

chûwts

H2351

properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors

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רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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is the

רָז

râz

H7328

to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery

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of

θεοσέβεια

theosébeia

G2317

devoutness, i.e. piety

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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was

בָּרַר

bârar

H1305

to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select

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in the

בָּשָׂר

bâsâr

H1320

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

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צָדַק

tsâdaq

H6663

to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

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in the

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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of

מֲלְאָךְ

mălʼâk

H4397

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

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בָּשַׂר

bâsar

H1319

properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)

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unto the

גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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אָמַן

ʼâman

H539

properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen...

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on in the

תֵּבֵל

têbêl

H8398

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...

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לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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up into

כָּבוֹד

kâbôwd

H3519

properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

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Key Terms in This Verse

controversy H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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godliness G2317

θεοσέβεια theosébeia

devoutness, i.e. piety

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mystery H7328

רָז râz

to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery

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manifest H1305

בָּרַר bârar

to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select

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justified H6663

צָדַק tsâdaq

to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

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preached H1319

בָּשַׂר bâsar

properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)

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angels H4397

מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

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believed H539

אָמַן ʼâman

properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;

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Gentiles H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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received H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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Cross References

John 1:14 cross-reference

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 1:3 cross-reference

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the...

Mark 16:19 cross-reference

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Romans 16:25 cross-reference

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

Colossians 1:23 cross-reference

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul...

Luke 24:4 cross-reference

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

Colossians 1:27 cross-reference

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

1 Peter 3:22 cross-reference

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

1 Peter 1:12 cross-reference

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent d...

Isaiah 9:6 cross-reference

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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin...

Colossians 2:2 cross-reference

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of C...

Colossians 1:6 cross-reference

Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

1 Corinthians 2:7 cross-reference

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Luke 22:43 cross-reference

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

Matthew 1:23 cross-reference

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Matthew 3:16 cross-reference

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Hebrews 12:2 cross-reference

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 is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Galatians 4:4 cross-reference

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Ephesians 6:19 cross-reference

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

1 Timothy 3:9 cross-reference

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

1 Peter 1:20 cross-reference

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

John 20:12 cross-reference

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

Ephesians 1:9 cross-reference

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

1 Corinthians 15:47 cross-reference

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Romans 10:18 cross-reference

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

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