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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:

He was made visible in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,[a]
seen by angels,
proclaimed to the Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 He was . . . vindicated by the Spirit: the holiness and divinity of Christ were made known in the Resurrection (see Rom 1:4). These six lines are regarded as a fragment of a hymn of the time.

16 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.

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16 Zonder twijfel is het dienen van God iets wat haast niet te begrijpen is:

God is gekomen als een mens,
door de Geest in het gelijk gesteld,
aan de engelen verschenen,
bekend gemaakt aan alle volken,
door mensen over de hele wereld geloofd,
naar de hemel gegaan
en geëerd met hemelse macht en majesteit.

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