What Does the Bible Say About Mysteries?

“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

“Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”

“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. and: or, and his covenant to make them know it”

“For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.”

“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”

“At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”

“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

“And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:”

“And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”

“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”

“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?”

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”

“If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”

“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 ,”

“But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:”

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

“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

“But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”

“Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: plainness: or, boldness”

“And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:”

“But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”

“But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.”

“Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.”

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. by the: or, of the Lord the Spirit”

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

“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: heaven: Gr. the heavens”

“How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, afore: or, a little before”

“Whereby , when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)”

“Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;”

“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:”

“May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;”

“And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

“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,”

“Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; to fulfil: or, fully to preach the word”

“Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:”

“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: in: or, among”

“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 Christ;”

“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:”

“That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”

“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”

“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

“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.”

“Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.”

“Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:”

“Searching what , or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow .”

“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 down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”

“But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.”