Ephesians 3:9 (WEB)
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,
Catechism · 3
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
“Such is the mystery of Christ, revealed and fulfilled in history according to the wisely ordered plan that St. Paul calls the "plan of the mystery"” — Catechism footnote: Eph 3:9; cf. 3:4.
I Believe in God
“By sending his only Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has revealed his innermost secret:” — Catechism footnote: Cf. I Cor 2:7-16; Eph 3:9-12.
The Church in God's Plan
“Because she is united to Christ as to her bridegroom, she becomes a mystery in her turn.” — Catechism footnote: Eph 5:32; 3:9-11; 5:25-27.
Fathers and councils · 4
John Chrysostom
“Seest thou how now in due order the mysterycame to be laid as a foundation, before the resurrection and judgment?” — editor's note: “The Mystery:” i.e., Christ’s Baptism by Fire, His dwelling in our hearts by His Spirit. Comp. Col. i. 26, 27; Eph. i. 9, 10; iii. 9.
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Basil the Great
“In Paul we read, “In God who created all things,” and, “Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;” and “if now at length I might have a prosperous journey by (ἐν) the will of God to come to you;” and, “Thou makest thy boast of God.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 9.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…will we rejoice;” and again in another place: “That his deeds may be manifested, that they are wrought in God;” and Paul: “In God Who created all things;” and again: “Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the Church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;” and in the Gospel: “I in the…” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 9.
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Tertullian
“The apostle declares that to himself, “less than the least of all saints, was the grace given” of enlightening all men as to “what was the fellowship of the mystery, which during the ages had been hid in God, who created all things.”” — editor's note: Eph. iii. 8, 9.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Catechism §772.
Cited together in Catechism §772.
Cited together in Catechism §772.
Cited together in Catechism §772.
Cited together in Catechism §772.
Cited together in Catechism §1066.
Cited together in Catechism §772.