Colossians 1:16
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
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Study Note
The sweeping affirmation that 'all things were created by him and for him' — visible and invisible, thrones, dominions, principalities, powers — directly targets the Colossian veneration of cosmic intermediary beings. The prepositional triad 'through him, by him, for him' (en autō, di autou, eis auton) mirrors the philosophical language used of the Stoic Logos and of Jewish personified Wisdom (Proverbs 8; Sirach 24), deliberately repositioning that tradition in Christ. The explicit enumeration of 'thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities' reflects Jewish apocalyptic angelology that ranked heavenly beings in hierarchical orders, subordinating every such order to the Creator-Son. John 1:3 ('all things were made through him') and Hebrews 1:2 echo the same creation-mediator christology that became foundational to trinitarian doctrine.
Diğer Çeviriler
for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,
For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
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