Col 1:26, 2:2 | PNT | STEP | Even the mystery . . . is made manifest to his saints . The mystery of the gospel, of salvation through Christ, hidden from past ages, but now revealed to the saints. A mystery, as Paul uses the term, is a thing hidden in the past, but now made known.

Colossians 1:26

Even the mystery . . . is made manifest to his saints. The mystery of the gospel, of salvation through Christ, hidden from past ages, but now revealed to the saints. A mystery, as Paul uses the term, is a thing hidden in the past, but now made known.

Colossians 2:2

That their hearts. He was deeply anxious that they might "be comforted, . . . knit together in love", and enjoy the full assurance of understanding, a clear insight that would lead them to know the mystery of God. This knowledge would make them proof against the arts of false teachers. For "mystery", see notes on Col 1:26,27.