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When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob's tents were pitched in the
highlands; Laban also pitched his tents there, on Mount Gilead.
"What do you mean," Laban demanded of Jacob, "by
hoodwinking me and carrying off my daughters like war captives?
Why did you dupe me by stealing away secretly? You should have
told me, and I would have sent you off with merry singing to the
sound of tambourines and harps. You did not even allow me a
parting kiss to my daughters and grandchildren! What you have now
done is a senseless thing." [Taken from GEN 31:25-28]
"If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or
your beloved wife, or your intimate friend, entices you secretly
to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known,
gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end
of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him"
[Taken
from DEUT 13:7-9]
'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or molten idol - an
abomination to the LORD, the product of a craftsman's hands - and
sets it up in secret!' And all the people shall answer, 'Amen!'
[DEUT
27:15]
'Cursed be he who slays his neighbor in secret!' And all the
people shall answer, 'Amen!' [DEUT 27:24]
Then Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two spies from
Shittim, saying, "Go, reconnoiter the land and Jericho."
When the two reached Jericho, they went into the house of a harlot
named Rahab, where they lodged. [JOSH 2:1]
After that he fell in love with a woman in the Wadi Sorek whose
name was Delilah. The lords of the Philistines came to her and
said, "Beguile him and find out the secret of his great
strength, and how we may overcome and bind him so as to keep him
helpless. We will each give you eleven hundred shekels of
silver." So Delilah said to Samson, "Tell me the secret
of your great strength and how you may be bound so as to be kept
helpless." [Taken from JUDG 16:4-6]
Delilah said to Samson again, "Up to now you have mocked
me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be bound." He said
to her, "If you weave my seven locks of hair into the web and
fasten them with the pin, I shall be as weak as any other
man." So while he slept, Delilah wove his seven locks of hair
into the web, and fastened them in with the pin. Then she said,
"The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" Awakening from
his sleep, he pulled out both the weaver's pin and the web. Then
she said to him, "How can you say that you love me when you
do not confide in me? Three times already you have mocked me, and
not told me the secret of your great strength!" She
importuned him continually and vexed him with her complaints till
he was deathly weary of them. So he took her completely into his
confidence and told her, "No razor has touched my head, for I
have been consecrated to God from my mother's womb. If I am
shaved, my strength will leave me, and I shall be as weak as any
other man." When Delilah saw that he had taken her completely
into his confidence, she summoned the lords of the Philistines,
saying, "Come up this time, for he has opened his heart to
me." So the lords of the Philistines came and brought up the
money with them. She had him sleep on her lap, and called for a
man who shaved off his seven locks of hair. Then she began to
mistreat him, for his strength had left him. When she said,
"The Philistines are upon you, Samson!", and he woke
from his sleep, he thought he could make good his escape as he had
done time and again, for he did not realize that the LORD had left
him. [Taken from JUDG 16:13-20]
Then Nathan said to David: "You are the man! Thus says the
LORD God of Israel: 'I anointed you king of Israel. I rescued you
from the hand of Saul. I gave you your lord's house and your
lord's wives for your own. I gave you the house of Israel and of
Judah. And if this were not enough, I could count up for you still
more. Why have you spurned the LORD and done evil in his sight?
You have cut down Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you took his
wife as your own, and him you killed with the sword of the
Ammonites. Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your
house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of
Uriah to be your wife.' Thus says the LORD: 'I will bring evil
upon you out of your own house. I will take your wives while you
live to see it, and will give them to your neighbor. He shall lie
with your wives in broad daylight. You have done this deed in
secret, but I will bring it about in the presence of all Israel,
and with the sun looking down.'" [2SAM 12:7-12]
When Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, learned that her son was
dead, she proceeded to kill off all the royal offspring of the
house of Judah. But Jehosheba, a royal princess, secretly took
Ahaziah's son Joash from among the king's sons who were about to
be slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. In this way
Jehosheba, who was the daughter of King Jehoram, a sister of
Ahaziah, and wife of Jehoiada the priest, hid the child from
Athaliah's sight, so that she did not put him to death. For six
years he remained hidden with them in the house of God, while
Athaliah ruled over the land. [2CHRON 22:10-12]
A king's secret it is prudent to keep, but the works of God are
to be declared and made known. Praise them with due honor. Do
good, and evil will not find its way to you. [Taken from TOBIT 12:7]
In the eighteenth year, on the twenty-second day of the first
month, there was a discussion in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar,
king of the Assyrians, about taking revenge on the whole world, as
he had threatened. He summoned all his ministers and nobles, laid
before them his secret plan, and urged the total destruction of
those countries. They decided to do away with all those who had
refused to comply with the order he had issued. [Taken from JDTH
2:1-3]
When Bacchides was setting out with a large force, he sent
letters secretly to all his allies in Judea, telling them to seize
Jonathan and his companions. They were not able to do this,
however, because their plot became known. [1MACC 9:60]
When our fathers were being exiled to Persia, devout priests of
the time took some of the fire from the altar and hid it secretly
in the hollow of a dry cistern, making sure that the place would
be unknown to anyone. [Taken from 2MACC 1:19]
Judas Maccabeus and his companions entered the villages,
secretly, summoned their kinsmen, and by also enlisting others who
remained faithful to Judaism, assembled about six thousand men.
They implored the Lord to look kindly upon his people, who were
being oppressed on all sides; to have pity on the temple, which
was profaned by godless men; to have mercy on the city, which was
being destroyed and about to be leveled to the ground; to hearken
to the blood that cried out to him; to remember the criminal
slaughter of innocent children and the blasphemies uttered against
his name; and to manifest his hatred of evil. [2MACC 8:1-4]
Judas then sent supplies to the men inside, but Rhodocus, of the Jewish army, betrayed military secrets to the enemy. He was found out, arrested, and imprisoned.
[2MACC 13:20-21]
Is it for God that you speak falsehood? Is it for him that you
utter deceit? Is it for him that you show partiality? Do you play
advocate on behalf of God? Will it be well when he shall search
you out? Would you impose on him as one does on men? He will
openly rebuke you if even in secret you show partiality. Surely
will his majesty affright you and the dread of him fall upon you.
[Taken from JOB 13:7-11]
Why, LORD, do you stand at a distance and pay no heed to these
troubled times? Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap
them by their cunning schemes. The wicked even boast of their
greed; these robbers curse and scorn the LORD. In their insolence
the wicked boast: "God doesn't care, doesn't even
exist." Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore your
judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them. They say in
their hearts, "We will never fall; never will we see
misfortune." Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and
lies; discord and evil are under their tongues. They wait in
ambush near towns; their eyes watch for the helpless. to murder
the innocent in secret... The helpless are crushed, laid low; they fall into the power
of the wicked, who say in their hearts, "God pays no
attention, shows no concern, never bothers to look." Rise up,
LORD God! Raise your arm! Do not forget the poor! Why should the
wicked scorn God, say in their hearts, "God doesn't
care"? But you do see; you do observe this misery and sorrow;
you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their
cause; you are the defender of orphans. [Taken from PS 10:1-8,10-14]
I announced your deed to a great assembly; I did not restrain
my lips; you, LORD, are my witness. Your deed I did not hide
within my heart; your loyal deliverance I have proclaimed. I made
no secret of your enduring kindness to a great assembly. [PS 40:10-11]
If we had forgotten the name of our God, stretched out our hands to another god,
would not God have discovered this, God who knows the secrets of the heart?
[PS 44:21-22]
I do not allow into my presence anyone who speaks perversely.
Whoever acts shamefully I hate; no such person can be my friend. I
shun the devious of heart; the wicked I do not tolerate. Whoever
slanders another in secret I reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and
arrogant hearts I cannot endure. [PS 101:3-5]
You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb. I
praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works!
My very self you knew; my bones were not hidden from you, When I
was being made in secret, fashioned as in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes foresaw my actions; in your book all are written down;
my days were shaped, before one came to be. [PS 139:13-16]
The woman Folly is fickle, she is inane, and knows nothing. She
sits at the door of her house upon a seat on the city heights,
Calling to passers-by as they go on their straight way: "Let
whoever is simple turn in here, or who lacks understanding; for to
him I say, stolen water is sweet, and bread gotten secretly is
pleasing!" Little he knows that the shades are there, that in
the depths of the nether world are her guests! [PROV 9:13-18]
A newsmonger reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps a
confidence. [PROV 11:13]
A newsmonger reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a
babbler! [PROV 20:19]
A secret gift allays anger, and a concealed present, violent
wrath. [PROV 21:14]
Discuss your case with your neighbor, but another man's secret do not disclose; Lest, hearing it, he reproach you, and your ill repute cease not.
[PROV 25:9-10]
"O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the secret
recesses of the cliff, Let me see you, let me hear your voice, For
your voice is sweet, and you are lovely." [SONG 2:14]
For the devices of the wicked man shall be scrutinized, and the
sound of his words shall reach the LORD, for the chastisement of
his transgressions; Because a jealous ear hearkens to everything,
and discordant grumblings are no secret. Therefore guard against
profitless grumbling, and from calumny withhold your tongues; For
a stealthy utterance does not go unpunished, and a lying mouth
slays the soul. [Taken from WISDOM 1:9-11]
Now what wisdom is, and how she came to be I shall relate; and
I shall hide no secrets from you, but from the very beginning I
shall search out and bring to light knowledge of her, nor shall I
diverge from the truth. [WISDOM 6:22]
For great are your judgments, and hardly to be described;
therefore the unruly souls were wrong. For when the lawless
thought to enslave the holy nation, shackled with darkness,
fettered by the long night, they lay confined beneath their own
roofs as exiles from the eternal providence. For they who supposed
their secret sins were hid under the dark veil of oblivion were
scattered in fearful trembling, terrified by apparitions. For not
even their inner chambers kept them fearless, for crashing sounds
on all sides terrified them, and mute phantoms with somber looks
appeared. No force, even of fire, was able to give light, nor did
the flaming brilliance of the stars succeed in lighting up that
gloomy night. But only intermittent, fearful fires flashed through
upon them; And in their terror they thought beholding these was
worse than the times when that sight was no longer to be seen. [Taken
from WISDOM 17:1-6]
Exalt not yourself lest you fall and bring upon you dishonor;
For then the LORD will reveal your secrets and publicly cast you
down, because you approached the fear of the LORD with your heart
full of guile. [SIRACH 1:27-29]
Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek
her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her
favor. He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells,
the LORD bestows blessings. Those who serve her serve the Holy
One; those who love her the LORD loves. He who obeys her judges
nations; he who hearkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. If
one trusts her, he will possess her; his descendants too will
inherit her. She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she
puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries
him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the
proof, until his heart is fully with her. Then she comes back to
bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. But if he fails
her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of
despoilers. [SIRACH 4:11-19]
Before a stranger do nothing that should be kept secret, for
you know not what it will engender. [SIRACH 8:18]
Say not: "I am hidden from God; in heaven who remembers
me? Among so many people I cannot be known; what am I in the world
of spirits? Behold, the heavens, the heaven of heavens, the earth
and the abyss tremble at his visitation; The roots of the
mountains, the earth's foundations, at his mere glance, quiver and
quake. Of me, therefore, he will take no thought; with my ways who
will concern himself? If I sin, no eye will see me; if all in
secret I am disloyal, who is to know? Who tells him of just deeds
and what could I expect for doing my duty?" Such are the
thoughts of senseless men, which only the foolish knave will
think. [SIRACH 16:15-21]
He who betrays a secret cannot be trusted, he will never find
an intimate friend. [SIRACH 27:16]
A wound can be bound up, and an insult forgiven, but he who
betrays secrets does hopeless damage. [SIRACH 27:21]
My children, heed my instruction about shame; judge of disgrace only according to my rules,
for it is not always well to be ashamed, nor is it always the
proper thing to blush: Before father and mother be ashamed of
immorality, before master and mistress, of falsehood; Before
prince and ruler, of flattery; before the public assembly, of
crime; Before friend and companion, of disloyalty, and of breaking
an oath or agreement. Be ashamed of theft from the people where
you settle, and of stretching out your elbow when you dine; Of
refusing to give when asked, of defrauding another of his
appointed share; Of failing to return a greeting, and of rebuffing
a friend; Of gazing at a married woman, and of entertaining
thoughts about another's wife; Of trifling with a servant girl you
have, and of violating her couch; Of using harsh words with
friends, and of following up your gifts with insults; Of repeating
what you hear, and of betraying secrets - these are the things you
should rightly avoid as shameful if you would be looked upon by
everyone with favor. [SIRACH 41:14-24]
Now will I recall God's works; what I have seen, I will
describe. At God's word were his works brought into being; they do
his will as he has ordained for them. As the rising sun is clear
to all, so the glory of the LORD fills all his works; Yet even
God's holy ones must fail in recounting the wonders of the LORD, though God has given these, his hosts, the strength to stand firm
before his glory. He plumbs the depths and penetrates the heart;
their innermost being he understands. The Most High possesses all
knowledge, and sees from of old the things that are to come: He
makes known the past and the future, and reveals the deepest
secrets. No understanding does he lack; no single thing escapes
him. Perennial is his almighty wisdom; he is from all eternity one
and the same, with nothing added, nothing taken away; no need of a
counselor for him! How beautiful are all his works! even to the
spark and the fleeting vision! The universe lives and abides
forever; to meet each need, each creature is preserved. All of
them differ, one from another, yet none of them has he made in
vain, For each in turn, as it comes, is good; can one ever see
enough of their splendor? [SIRACH 42:15-25]
He plumbs the depths and penetrates the heart;
their innermost being he understands. The Most High possesses all
knowledge, and sees from of old the things that are to come: He
makes known the past and the future, and reveals the deepest
secrets. No understanding does he lack; no single thing escapes
him. Perennial is his almighty wisdom; he is from all eternity one
and the same, with nothing added, nothing taken away; no need of a
counselor for him! [SIRACH 42:18-22]
When Samuel approached the end of his life, he testified before
the LORD and his anointed prince, "No bribe or secret gift
have I taken from any man!" and no one dared gainsay him.
Even when he lay buried, his guidance was sought; he made known to
the king his fate, And from the grave he raised his voice as a
prophet, to put an end to wickedness. [SIRACH 46:19-20]
When I was young and innocent, I sought wisdom. She came to me
in her beauty, and until the end I will cultivate her. As the
blossoms yielded to ripening grapes, the heart's joy, my feet kept
to the level path because from earliest youth I was familiar with
her. In the short time I paid heed, I met with great instruction.
Since in this way I have profited, I will give my teacher grateful
praise. I became resolutely devoted to her - the good I
persistently strove for. I burned with desire for her, never
turning back. I became preoccupied with her, never weary of
extolling her. My hand opened her gate and I came to know her
secrets. For her I purified my hands; in cleanness I attained to
her. At first acquaintance with her, I gained understanding such
that I will never forsake her. My whole being was stirred as I
learned about her; therefore I have made her my prize possession.
[SIRACH 51:13-21]
All of you assemble and listen: Who among you foretold these
things? The LORD'S friend shall do his will against Babylon and
the progeny of Chaldea. I myself have spoken, I have called him, I
have brought him, and his way succeeds! Come near to me and hear
this! Not from the beginning did I speak it in secret; At the time
it comes to pass, I am present: "Now the Lord GOD has sent
me, and his spirit." [Taken from ISA 48:14-16]
Give ear, listen humbly, for the LORD speaks. Give glory to the
LORD, your God, before it grows dark; Before your feet stumble on
darkening mountains; Before the light you look for turns to
darkness, changes into black clouds. If you do not listen to this
in your pride, I will weep in secret many tears; My eyes will run
with tears for the LORD'S flock, led away to exile. [JER 13:15-17]
Can a man hide in secret without my seeing him? says the LORD.
Do I not fill both heaven and earth? says the LORD. [JER 23:24]
And so Jeremiah entered the vaulted dungeon, where he remained
a long time. Once King Zedekiah had him brought to his palace and
he asked him secretly whether there was any message from the LORD.
Yes! Jeremiah answered: you shall be handed over to the king of
Babylon. [Taken from JER 37:16-17]
Once King Zedekiah summoned the prophet Jeremiah to come to him
at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. "I have a
question to ask you," the king said to Jeremiah; "hide
nothing from me." Jeremiah answered Zedekiah: If I tell you
anything, you will have me killed, will you not? If I counsel you,
you will not listen to me! But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah
secretly: "As the LORD lives who gave us the breath of life,
I will not kill you; nor will I hand you over to these men who
seek your life." Thereupon Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: Thus
says the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you surrender to
the princes of Babylon's king, you shall save your life; this city
shall not be destroyed with fire, and you and your family shall
live. But if you do not surrender to the princes of Babylon's
king, this city shall fall into the hands of the Chaldeans, who
shall destroy it with fire, and you shall not escape their hands.
[JER 38:14-18]
Now Johanan, son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the armies
in the field came to Gedaliah in Mizpah and asked him whether he
did not know that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites, had sent
Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, to assassinate him. But Gedaliah, son
of Ahikam, would not believe them. Then Johanan, son of Kareah,
said secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah: "Let me go and kill
Ishmael, son of Nethaniah; no one will know it. Why should he be
allowed to kill you? All the Jews who have now rallied to you will
be dispersed and the remnant of Judah will perish."
Nevertheless, Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, answered Johanan, son of
Kareah, "You shall do nothing of the kind; you have lied
about Ishmael." [JER 40:13-16]
Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel, there is no secret that is
beyond you. By your wisdom and your intelligence you have made
riches for yourself; You have put gold and silver into your
treasuries. [Taken from EZEK 28:3-4]
"As for you, Daniel, keep secret the message and seal the
book until the end time; many shall fall away and evil shall
increase." I, Daniel, looked and saw two others, one standing
on either bank of the river. One of them said to the man clothed
in linen, who was upstream, "How long shall it be to the end
of these appalling things?" The man clothed in linen, who was
upstream, lifted his right and left hands to heaven; and I heard
him swear by him who lives forever that it should be for a year,
two years, a half-year; and that, when the power of the destroyer
of the holy people was brought to an end, all these things should
end. I heard, but I did not understand; so I asked, "My lord,
what follows this?" "Go, Daniel," he said,
"because the words are to be kept secret and sealed until the
end time. Many shall be refined, purified, and tested, but the
wicked shall prove wicked; none of them shall have understanding,
but the wise shall have it." [Taken from DAN 12:4-10]
There were seventy priests of Bel, besides their wives and
children. When the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel,
the priests of Bel said, "See, we are going to leave. Do you,
O king, set out the food and prepare the wine; then shut the door
and seal it with your ring. If you do not find that Bel has eaten
it all when you return in the morning, we are to die; otherwise
Daniel shall die for his lies against us." They were not
perturbed, because under the table they had made a secret entrance
through which they always came in to consume the food. [DAN 14:10-13]
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King
Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
"Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at
its rising and have come to do him homage." When King Herod
heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he
inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to
him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written
through the prophet: 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no
means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a
ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.'" Then Herod
called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the
star's appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go
and search diligently for the child. When you have found him,
bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage." After
their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star
that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and
stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at
seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with
Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to
return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. [MT
2:1-12]
When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the
praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their
reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know
what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. [Taken from MT
6:2-4]
"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you."
[MT 6:5-6]
You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever
endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one
town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the
towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. No disciple is above
his teacher, no slave above his master. It is enough for the
disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he
become like his master. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
"Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed
that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What
I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear
whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of
those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be
afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. [Taken
from MT 10:22-28]
He said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light. Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear."
[MK 4:21-23]
"No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or
sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that
those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden
that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be
known and come to light. Take care, then, how you hear. To anyone
who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even
what he seems to have will be taken away." [LK 8:16-18]
"There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness
will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops."
[Taken from LK 12:2-3]
After this, Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not
wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him.
But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. So his brothers said
to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples
also may see the works you are doing. No one works in secret if he
wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, manifest
yourself to the world." For his brothers did not believe in
him. So Jesus said to them, "My time is not yet here, but the
time is always right for you. The world cannot hate you, but it
hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil. You go
up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time
has not yet been fulfilled." After he had said this, he
stayed on in Galilee. But when his brothers had gone up to the
feast, he himself also went up, not openly but (as it were) in
secret. The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying,
"Where is he?" And there was considerable murmuring
about him in the crowds. Some said, "He is a good man,"
(while) others said, "No; on the contrary, he misleads the
crowd." Still, no one spoke openly about him because they
were afraid of the Jews. [Taken from JN 7:1-13]
The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about
his doctrine. Jesus answered him, "I have spoken publicly to
the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple
area where all the Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing.
Why ask me? Ask those who heard me what I said to them. They know
what I said." When he had said this, one of the temple guards
standing there struck Jesus and said, "Is this the way you
answer the high priest?" Jesus answered him, "If I have
spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken
rightly, why do you strike me?" Then Annas sent him bound to
Caiaphas the high priest. [JN 18:19-24]
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus
for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of
Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.
Nicodemus, the one who had first come to him at night, also came
bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred
pounds. They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial
cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial
custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a
garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been
buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation
day; for the tomb was close by. [Taken from JN 19:38-42]
The jailer reported the (se) words to Paul, "The
magistrates have sent orders that you be released. Now, then, come
out and go in peace." But Paul said to them, "They have
beaten us publicly, even though we are Roman citizens and have not
been tried, and have thrown us into prison. And now, are they
going to release us secretly? By no means. Let them come
themselves and lead us out." The lictors reported these words
to the magistrates, and they became alarmed when they heard that
they were Roman citizens. So they came and placated them, and led
them out and asked that they leave the city. [ACTS 16:36-39]
Now to him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long
ages but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith, to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ be glory forever and ever.
Amen. [Taken from ROM 16:25-27]
Thus, tongues are a sign not for those who believe but for unbelievers, whereas prophecy is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. So if the whole church meets in one place and everyone speaks in tongues, and then uninstructed people or unbelievers should come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
But if everyone is prophesying, and an unbeliever or uninstructed person should come in, he will be convinced by everyone and judged by everyone, and the secrets of his heart will be disclosed, and so he will fall down and worship God, declaring, "God is really in your midst."
[Taken from 1COR 14:22-25]
Then after fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with
Barnabas, taking Titus along also. I went up in accord with a
revelation, and I presented to them the gospel that I preach to
the Gentiles - but privately to those of repute - so that I might
not be running, or have run, in vain. Moreover, not even Titus,
who was with me, although he was a Greek, was compelled to be
circumcised, but because of the false brothers secretly brought
in, who slipped in to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ
Jesus, that they might enslave us - to them we did not submit even
for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain intact
for you. [GAL 2:1-5]
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for because of
these things the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient. So
do not be associated with them. For you were once darkness, but
now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light, for
light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the
fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for it is
shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret; but
everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything
that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: "Awake, O
sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you
light." Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish
persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because
the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but
try to understand what is the will of the Lord. [Taken from EPH
5:6-17]
I rejoice greatly in the Lord that now at last you revived your
concern for me. You were, of course, concerned about me but lacked
an opportunity. Not that I say this because of need, for I have
learned, in whatever situation I find myself, to be
self-sufficient. I know indeed how to live in humble
circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every
circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being
well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being
in need. I have the strength for everything through him who
empowers me. Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress. [Taken
from PHIL 4:10-14]
This is the secret meaning of the seven stars you saw in my
right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the
seven churches. [RV 1:20]
But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not uphold this teaching and know nothing of the so-called deep secrets of Satan:
on you I will place no further burden, except that you must hold fast to what you have until I come.
[Taken from RV 2:24-25]
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/ hide / hiding / hidden [H13a]
mysterious
/ mystery [M9]
silence
/ silent [S17]
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