He who was revealed in the flesh,
Was vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Proclaimed among the nations,
Believed on in the world
Taken up in glory.
7_((The Message))
1 Timothy 3:16
This Christian life is a great mystery, far exceeding our understanding, but some things are clear enough:
He appeared in a human body,
was proved right by the invisible Spirit,
was seen by angels.
He was proclaimed among all kinds of peoples,
believed in all over the world,
taken up into heavenly glory.
8_(Amplified Bible)
1 Timothy 3:16
16And great and important and weighty, we confess, is the hidden truth of godliness. He was made visible in human flesh, justified and vindicated in the Spirit, was seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
9_(New Living Translation)
1 Timothy 3:16
16 Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith:
Christ was revealed in a human body
and vindicated by the Spirit.
He was seen by angels
and announced to the nations.
He was believed in throughout the world
and taken to heaven in glory.
10_(English Standard Version)
1 Timothy 3:16
16Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness :He was manifested in the flesh,
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proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
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11_(Contemporary English Version)
1 Timothy 3:16
16Here is the great mystery of our religion:
Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved
that he pleased God,
and he was seen by angels.
Christ was preached
to the nations.
People in this world
put their faith in him,
and he was taken up to glory.
12_((New Century Version))
1 Timothy 3:16
16 Without doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:
He was shown to us in a human body,
proved right in spirit,
and seen by angels.
He was proclaimed to the nations,
believed in by the world,
and taken up in glory.
13_(American Standard Version)
1 Timothy 3:16
16 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.
14_(Holman Christian Standard Bible)
1 Timothy 3:16
16 And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great:
He was manifested in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit,
seen by angels,
preached among the Gentiles,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
15_(New International Reader's Version)
1 Timothy 3:16
16 There is no doubt that godliness is a great mystery.
Jesus appeared in a body.
The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God.
He was seen by angels.
He was preached among the nations.
People in the world believed in him.
He was taken up to heaven in glory.
16_(Wycliffe New Testament)
1 Timothy 3:16
16 And openly it is a great sacrament of piety, that thing that was showed in flesh, it is justified in Spirit [And openly it is a great sacrament of piety, that that is showed in flesh, is justified in Spirit], it appeared to angels, it is preached to heathen men, it is believed in the world, it is taken up into glory.
17_ (New International Version - UK)
1 Timothy 3
16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
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