Ephesians 3:5 Cross References - MSTC

⁵ which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit:

¹⁷ "Verily I say unto you, that many prophets and perfect men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

³⁴ "Wherefore, Behold, I send unto you prophets, wise men, and scribes. And of them: some shall ye kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

²⁶ And an answer was given him of the holy ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. ²⁷ And he came by inspiration into the temple. And when the father and mother brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them: And to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

⁴⁹ "Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute:

²⁶ But that comforter, which is the holy ghost — whom my father will send in my name — he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have told you.

¹³ Howbeit, when he is once come — I mean the spirit of truth — he will lead you into all truth. He shall not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come.

¹⁹ While Peter thought on this vision, the spirit said unto him, "Behold, men seek thee: arise therefore, get thee down, ²⁰ and go with them, and doubt not. For I have sent them."

²⁸ And he said unto them, "Ye do know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to company or come unto an alien: But God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean:

²⁵ To him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began,

⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit; ⁹ to another is given faith, by the same spirit; to another the gifts of healing, by the same spirit; ¹⁰ to another, power to do miracles; to another prophecy; to another, judgment of spirits; to another divers tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

²⁸ And God hath also ordained in the congregation, first the apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles; after that, the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles?

²⁰ and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets — Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -

⁹ 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,

¹¹ And the very same, made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Shepherds, some Teachers: ¹² that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ,

¹⁰ but is now declared openly by the appearing of our saviour Jesus Christ, which hath put away death, and hath brought life and immortality unto light through the gospel, ¹¹ whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles:

¹ Paul, the servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to preach the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of that truth, ² which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life; which life God, that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: ³ but hath opened his word at the time appointed, through preaching; which preaching is committed unto me, by the commandment of God our saviour.

³⁹ And these all, through faith, obtained good report, and received not the promise; ⁴⁰ God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

¹⁰ Of which salvation have the prophets enquired, and searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come unto you; ¹¹ searching when, or at what time, the spirit of Christ which was in them should signify — which spirit testified before — the passions that should come unto Christ, and the glory that should follow after. ¹² Unto which prophets it was declared, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they should minister the things which are now showed unto you, of them which, by the holy ghost sent down from heaven, have preached unto you the things which the angels desire to behold.

² to call to remembrance the words which were told before of the holy prophets, and also the commandment of us; the apostles of the Lord and Saviour.

¹⁷ But ye, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,