to uncover, lay open what has been veiled or covered up

1. disclose, make bare

to make known, make manifest, disclose what before was unknown

opinion, judgment, view

opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone

1. in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory

splendour, brightness

1. of the moon, sun, stars

2. magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace

3. majesty

   1. a thing belonging to God

      1. the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity

   2. a thing belonging to Christ

      1. the kingly majesty of the Messiah

      2. the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty

   3. of the angels

      1. as apparent in their exterior brightness

a most glorious condition, most exalted state

1. of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth

2. the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven

in, by, with etc.

and, also, even, indeed, but

a partner, associate, comrade, companion

a partner, sharer, in anything

1. of the altar in Jerusalem on which the sacrifices are offered

   1. sharing in the worship of the Jews

2. partakers of (or with) demons

   1. brought into fellowship with them, because they are the authors of heathen worship

a witness

1. in a legal sense

2. an historical sense

   1. one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest

3. in an ethical sense

   1. those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death

to be about

1. to be on the point of doing or suffering something

2. to intend, have in mind, think to

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

that which one suffers or has suffered

1. externally, a suffering, misfortune, calamity, evil, affliction

   1. of the sufferings of Christ

   2. also the afflictions which Christians must undergo in behalf of the same cause which Christ patiently endured

2. of an inward state, an affliction, passion

an enduring, undergoing, suffering

to call to one's side, call for, summon

to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.

1. to admonish, exhort

2. to beg, entreat, beseech

   1. to strive to appease by entreaty

3. to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort

   1. to receive consolation, be comforted

4. to encourage, strengthen

5. exhorting and comforting and encouraging

6. to instruct, teach

elder, of age,

1. the elder of two people

2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

   1. forefathers

a term of rank or office

1. among the Jews

   1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

   2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

you

a fellow elder

you

Christ = "anointed"

1. Christ was [and is] the Messiah, the Son of God

2. anointed