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

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.