逐节对照
- Amplified Bible - It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look.
- 新标点和合本 - 他们得了启示,知道他们所传讲(原文作“服侍”)的一切事,不是为自己,乃是为你们。那靠着从天上差来的圣灵传福音给你们的人,现在将这些事报给你们;天使也愿意详细察看这些事。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 他们得了启示,知道他们所服事的不是自己,而是你们。那藉着从天上差来的圣灵传福音给你们的人,现在将这些事传给你们;这些事连天使也都切望察看呢!
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 他们得了启示,知道他们所服事的不是自己,而是你们。那藉着从天上差来的圣灵传福音给你们的人,现在将这些事传给你们;这些事连天使也都切望察看呢!
- 当代译本 - 他们得到启示,知道他们传讲这些事不是为了自己,而是为了你们。现在,那些靠着从天上差来的圣灵向你们传福音的人,已经将这些事传给你们了。连天使也渴望把这些事看个明白。
- 圣经新译本 - 他们蒙了启示,为这些事效力,并不是为自己,而是为你们。现在,藉着传福音给你们的人,靠着从天上差来的圣灵,把这些事传给了你们;甚至天使也很想详细察看这些事。
- 中文标准译本 - 他们蒙了启示,知道所服事的这一切,不是为自己,而是为你们。如今,这些事藉着从天上派来的圣灵,通过那些向你们传福音的人,传讲给了你们;对于这些事,天使们也渴望能详细察看。
- 现代标点和合本 - 他们得了启示,知道他们所传讲 的一切事,不是为自己,乃是为你们。那靠着从天上差来的圣灵传福音给你们的人,现在将这些事报给你们;天使也愿意详细察看这些事。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 他们得了启示,知道他们所传讲的一切事 ,不是为自己,乃是为你们。那靠着从天上差来的圣灵传福音给你们的人,现在将这些事报给你们,天使也愿意详细察看这些事。
- New International Version - It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
- New International Reader's Version - It was made known to the prophets that they were not serving themselves. Instead, they were serving you when they spoke about the things that you have now heard. Those who have preached the good news to you have told you these things. They have done it with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
- English Standard Version - It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
- New Living Translation - They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
- Christian Standard Bible - It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
- New American Standard Bible - It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.
- New King James Version - To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
- American Standard Version - To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
- World English Bible - To them it was revealed, that they served not to themselves, but to you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
- 新標點和合本 - 他們得了啟示,知道他們所傳講(原文是服事)的一切事,不是為自己,乃是為你們。那靠着從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人,現在將這些事報給你們;天使也願意詳細察看這些事。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 他們得了啟示,知道他們所服事的不是自己,而是你們。那藉着從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人,現在將這些事傳給你們;這些事連天使也都切望察看呢!
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 他們得了啟示,知道他們所服事的不是自己,而是你們。那藉着從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人,現在將這些事傳給你們;這些事連天使也都切望察看呢!
- 當代譯本 - 他們得到啟示,知道他們傳講這些事不是為了自己,而是為了你們。現在,那些靠著從天上差來的聖靈向你們傳福音的人,已經將這些事傳給你們了。連天使也渴望把這些事看個明白。
- 聖經新譯本 - 他們蒙了啟示,為這些事效力,並不是為自己,而是為你們。現在,藉著傳福音給你們的人,靠著從天上差來的聖靈,把這些事傳給了你們;甚至天使也很想詳細察看這些事。
- 呂振中譯本 - 他們得了啓示、知道他們在這些事上所作服事的工、並不是為了自己,乃是為了你們。藉着那些靠聖靈而傳福音給你們的人、這些事如今已經傳告給你們了(聖靈是那從天上被差遣的)。天使也切願詳細窺察這些事呢。
- 中文標準譯本 - 他們蒙了啟示,知道所服事的這一切,不是為自己,而是為你們。如今,這些事藉著從天上派來的聖靈,通過那些向你們傳福音的人,傳講給了你們;對於這些事,天使們也渴望能詳細察看。
- 現代標點和合本 - 他們得了啟示,知道他們所傳講 的一切事,不是為自己,乃是為你們。那靠著從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人,現在將這些事報給你們;天使也願意詳細察看這些事。
- 文理和合譯本 - 彼得啟示、非為己、乃為爾曹而役斯事、即今宣福音者、賴自天所遣之聖神、告爾此事也、天使亦欲詳察之、○
- 文理委辦譯本 - 先知既得默示、言其傳道、非獨為己、乃為我儕、今蒙天降聖神、使宣福音、以傳斯道與爾、天使亦欲詳察斯道、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 先知得默示、知所宣之事非為己、乃為我儕、此事賴自天所遣之聖神而傳福音者已告爾、天使亦願詳察此事焉、○
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 彼等且逆知其所預言諸事、非為本身、乃為爾等。凡此奧義、即眾天神亦渴欲一窺、而爾曹則因布道者憑天主所遣聖神之靈感、而得諦聽矣
- Nueva Versión Internacional - A ellos se les reveló que no se estaban sirviendo a sí mismos, sino que les servían a ustedes. Hablaban de las cosas que ahora les han anunciado los que les predicaron el evangelio por medio del Espíritu Santo enviado del cielo. Aun los mismos ángeles anhelan contemplar esas cosas.
- 현대인의 성경 - 예언자들의 이런 사역은 자신들을 위한 것이 아니라 여러분을 위한 것임을 하나님께서 그들에게 알려 주셨습니다. 그리고 그들이 연구한 진리는 하나님께서 보내신 성령님의 도움으로 기쁜 소식을 전하는 사람들에 의해 여러분에게 알려졌습니다. 이것은 천사들도 알기를 원하는 것입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Им было открыто, что они служили не для себя, а для вас, когда возвещали то, что ныне, в силе посланного с небес Святого Духа, проповедано вам теми, кто принес Радостную Весть, то, во что даже ангелы жаждут заглянуть.
- Восточный перевод - Им было открыто, что они служили не для себя, а для вас, когда возвещали то, что ныне, в силе посланного с небес Святого Духа, проповедано вам теми, кто принёс Радостную Весть, то, во что даже ангелы жаждут заглянуть.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Им было открыто, что они служили не для себя, а для вас, когда возвещали то, что ныне, в силе посланного с небес Святого Духа, проповедано вам теми, кто принёс Радостную Весть, то, во что даже ангелы жаждут заглянуть.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Им было открыто, что они служили не для себя, а для вас, когда возвещали то, что ныне, в силе посланного с небес Святого Духа, проповедано вам теми, кто принёс Радостную Весть, то, во что даже ангелы жаждут заглянуть.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il leur fut révélé que le message dont ils étaient chargés n’était pas pour eux, mais pour vous. Et ce message vous a été communiqué maintenant par ceux qui vous ont annoncé la Bonne Nouvelle sous l’action de l’Esprit Saint envoyé du ciel ; les anges eux-mêmes ne se lassent pas de le découvrir .
- リビングバイブル - 彼らは、これらが自分たちの時代にではなく、ずっとあとに、すなわち今の時代に実現することを知らされました。そして今ついに、この福音(イエス・キリストによる救いの知らせ)は、私たち主を信じる者全員にはっきり告げ知らされたのです。これは、預言者に語られた時と同様、天から遣わされた聖霊の力によって伝えられたのでした。それは、天使でさえ知りたいと願ったことでした。
- Nestle Aland 28 - οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς, ὑμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν αὐτὰ ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ, εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη, ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς, ὑμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν αὐτά, ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν, διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ; εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι.
- Nova Versão Internacional - A eles foi revelado que estavam ministrando, não para si próprios, mas para vocês, quando falaram das coisas que agora lhes são anunciadas por meio daqueles que pregaram o evangelho pelo Espírito Santo enviado dos céus; coisas que até os anjos anseiam observar.
- Hoffnung für alle - Gott ließ sie wissen, dass diese Offenbarungen nicht ihnen selbst galten, sondern euch. Nun sind sie euch verkündet worden, und zwar von denen, die euch die rettende Botschaft gebracht haben. Gott hat sie dazu durch den Heiligen Geist bevollmächtigt, den er vom Himmel zu ihnen sandte. Diese Botschaft ist so einzigartig, dass selbst die Engel gern mehr davon erfahren würden.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cuối cùng họ được biết rằng những việc đó không xảy ra vào thời đại họ, nhưng mãi đến thời anh chị em mới hiện thực. Bây giờ, Phúc Âm đã được truyền bá cho anh chị em. Các nhà truyền giáo đã công bố Phúc Âm với quyền năng của Chúa Thánh Linh từ trời. Đó là việc quá kỳ diệu đến nỗi các thiên sứ cũng mong biết rõ.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พวกเขาได้รับการสำแดงว่าสิ่งต่างๆ ที่ได้พยากรณ์ถึงนั้นไม่ใช่เพื่อพวกเขาเอง แต่เพื่อพวกท่าน บัดนี้บรรดาผู้ประกาศข่าวประเสริฐได้แจ้งสิ่งต่างๆ เหล่านี้แก่ท่านแล้วโดยพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ซึ่งส่งมาจากสวรรค์ แม้แต่ทูตสวรรค์ยังปรารถนาจะเข้าใจสิ่งเหล่านี้
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเจ้าเปิดเผยให้พวกเขาทราบว่า เขาไม่ได้กระทำเพื่อผลประโยชน์ของตนเอง แต่เพื่อพวกท่าน สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เขากล่าวไว้ พวกท่านก็ได้รับรู้แล้วโดยบรรดาผู้ประกาศข่าวประเสริฐ ซึ่งได้รับการดลใจโดยพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์จากสวรรค์ให้ประกาศแก่ท่านในเวลานี้ แม้เหล่าทูตสวรรค์ก็ปรารถนาจะได้ทราบสิ่งเหล่านี้
交叉引用
- Acts 16:10 - And when he had seen the vision, we (including Luke) tried to go on into Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- Acts 8:25 - So, when Peter and John had given their testimony and preached the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, preaching the good news [about salvation] in many Samaritan villages [along the way].
- Isaiah 53:1 - Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]? And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
- Acts 4:8 - Then Peter, filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people [members of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish High Court],
- Acts 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place where they were meeting together was shaken [a sign of God’s presence]; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness and courage.
- Daniel 9:24 - “Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] have been decreed for your people and for your holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make atonement (reconciliation) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness (right-standing with God), to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Hebrews 11:13 - All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
- Acts 10:44 - While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message [confirming God’s acceptance of Gentiles].
- Joel 2:28 - “It shall come about after this That I shall pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions.
- Romans 1:15 - So, for my part, I am ready and eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
- Daniel 12:5 - Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, there stood two others, the one [angel] on this bank of the river and the other [angel] on that bank of the river.
- Daniel 12:6 - And one said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?”
- Daniel 8:13 - Then I heard a holy one (angel) speaking, and another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “How much time will be required to complete the vision regarding the regular sacrifice, the transgression that brings horror, and the trampling underfoot of both the sanctuary and the host [of the people]?”
- Matthew 11:27 - All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Son except the Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him.
- Daniel 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and it referred to great conflict (warfare, misery). And he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision.
- Luke 15:10 - In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents [that is, changes his inner self—his old way of thinking, regrets past sins, lives his life in a way that proves repentance; and seeks God’s purpose for his life].”
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6 - You became imitators of us and [through us] of the Lord, after you welcomed our message in [a time of] great trouble with the joy supplied by the Holy Spirit;
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9 - For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
- Daniel 2:22 - It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
- Matthew 16:17 - Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
- Isaiah 32:15 - Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
- Zechariah 12:10 - “I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.
- 2 Corinthians 6:6 - in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
- Amos 3:7 - Surely the Lord God does nothing Without revealing His secret plan [of the judgment to come] To His servants the prophets.
- Isaiah 44:3 - For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Isaiah 44:4 - And they will spring up among the grass Like willows by the streams of water.’
- Isaiah 44:5 - One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; And another will name himself after Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘I am the Lord’s,’ And be called by the [honorable] name of Israel.
- Acts 2:17 - ‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God, ‘That I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see [divinely prompted] visions, And your old men shall dream [divinely prompted] dreams;
- Acts 2:18 - Even on My bond-servants, both men and women, I will in those days pour out My Spirit And they shall prophesy.
- Isaiah 11:2 - And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him— The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—
- Isaiah 11:3 - And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
- Isaiah 11:4 - But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth; And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
- Isaiah 11:5 - And righteousness will be the belt around His loins, And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
- Isaiah 11:6 - And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together; And a little child will lead them.
- Luke 9:6 - So they began going from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing the sick everywhere.
- Acts 2:2 - and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
- Acts 2:3 - There appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were being distributed [among them], and they rested on each one of them [as each person received the Holy Spirit].
- Acts 2:4 - And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately].
- Romans 1:17 - For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”
- Proverbs 1:23 - If you will turn and pay attention to my rebuke, Behold, I [Wisdom] will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
- Romans 10:15 - And how will they preach unless they are commissioned and sent [for that purpose]? Just as it is written and forever remains written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”
- Acts 2:33 - Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.
- Daniel 2:28 - but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed.
- Daniel 2:29 - As for you, O king, as you were lying on your bed thoughts came into your mind about what will take place in the future; and He who reveals secrets has shown you what will occur.
- Matthew 11:25 - At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].
- Daniel 2:19 - Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Exodus 25:20 - The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim are to be looking downward toward the mercy seat.
- John 16:7 - But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
- John 16:8 - And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
- John 16:9 - about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];
- John 16:10 - about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;
- John 16:11 - about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.
- John 16:12 - “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now.
- John 16:13 - But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].
- John 16:14 - He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.
- John 16:15 - All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this I said that He [the Spirit] will take from what is Mine and will reveal it to you.
- Luke 2:26 - It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
- Romans 15:19 - with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] in the power of the Spirit. So [starting] from Jerusalem and as far away as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel [faithfully preaching the good news] of Christ [where it had not before been preached].
- Daniel 2:47 - The king answered Daniel and said, “Most certainly your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery!”
- 2 Corinthians 1:22 - it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].
- Galatians 1:16 - to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles [as the good news—the way of salvation], I did not immediately consult with anyone [for guidance regarding God’s call and His revelation to me].
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 - For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding].
- Daniel 12:13 - But as for you (Daniel), go your way until the end [of your life]; for you will rest and rise again for your allotted inheritance at the end of the age.”
- Galatians 1:12 - For indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a [direct] revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 2:4 - [and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and wonders and by various miracles [carried out by Jesus and the apostles] and by [granting to believers the] gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
- Revelation 5:11 - Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and [the voice] of the living creatures and the elders; and they numbered myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands (innumerable),
- Daniel 12:9 - And the angel said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are concealed and sealed up until the end of time.
- Hebrews 4:2 - For indeed we have had the good news [of salvation] preached to us, just as the Israelites also [when the good news of the promised land came to them]; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith [in God] by those who heard.
- 1 Peter 1:25 - But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.
- Mark 16:15 - And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
- Hebrews 11:39 - And all of these, though they gained [divine] approval through their faith, did not receive [the fulfillment of] what was promised,
- Hebrews 11:40 - because God had us in mind and had something better for us, so that they [these men and women of authentic faith] would not be made perfect [that is, completed in Him] apart from us.
- John 15:26 - “But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will testify and bear witness about Me.
- Ephesians 3:10 - So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.