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Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
Colossians 1:16 in the ESV says:
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created ...
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In Colossians 1:15, what does “firstborn of every creature” mean?
The phrase in question is prōtotokos pasēs ktiseōs. But does this mean "firstborn of every creature" (distributive, as in the KJV), or "firstborn of all creation" (collective, as in ASV, RSV, NASB, ...
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Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
No, τα πάντα can never be translated as “all other”. The NWT translation of “all other” is a result of translator bias. To translate it as “all other [things]”, the Greek would have stated either ...
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What does John 1:3 mean by "through" logos everything is made?
Thayer explains that when δι ("through") is used in the genitive it can describe "the Means or Instrument by which anything is effected," and is used specifically of "one who is the author of the ...
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What was nailed to the cross in Colossians 2:14?
There are two very different approaches to studying the Bible, eisegesis and exegesis.
Most other answers will use the former approach, but that isn't necessarily the right one. You need to ...
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Colossians 1:18; "the firstborn from the dead" literal or symbolic?
To answer your question, it is both literal and symbolic. The phrase, "firstborn" can mean literally the "first one to be alive from the process of birthing." Of course, "...
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What does "image" mean in "He is the image of the invisible God", Colossians 1:15?
Note the deliberate irony in the phrase: "image of the invisible ...". This is literally impossible. So what does it mean?
The simplest answer is given by the simple but profound statement ...
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Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
The word πάντα (panta) used in Colossians 1:16 and 264 other occurrences in the New Testament are correctly translated as "all" or "all things." For example, Matthew 6:33 reads:
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What was nailed to the cross in Colossians 2:14?
It's clear that what has been "nailed to the cross", is also that which has been "taken out of the way", which is the cheirographos which has been obliterated (or been "cancelled out" in the NASB), i....
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Why did Jesus create Judas only for the predestined purpose of being doomed to destruction - based on [Colossians 1:15-20] + [John 13:27, 17:12]?
The question is a classical example of a logical trap called "complex question" (I do not say that you intentionally and malignantly make this trap, of course, far from it!), that is to say ...
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Greek question Colossians 1:23
The relevant text of Col 1:23 is:
τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει
The verb κηρυχθέντος (keruchthentos) is part of the verb κηρύσσω (kérussó). In Col 1:23 it occurs as a Verb - Aorist Participle ...
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Who are the "we" in Colossians 1:27-28?
The epistle mentions a number of persons, all of whom could be included in the 'we'.
Paul himself, Timothy, Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Marcus, Barnabas, Jesus (called Justus), Epaphras, Luke, ...
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Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
The New World Translation is wrong, for τα πάντα is "all things", just like in John 1:3. Now, how can He, whom Paul says that "in" and "through" him "all things"...
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Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
Colossians 1:16 New World Translation renders τα πάντα as “all other things” but why is this is not shown in their Kingdom Interlinear?
The following is an explanation of the NWT rendering of Col, 1:...
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Does "He is the image of the invisible God" Imply that Jesus is not God?
Does "He is the image of the invisible God" Imply that Jesus is not God?
Short Answer: It does not necessarily imply that Jesus is not God.
I will explain it in a way it has been explained ...
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Does "He is the image of the invisible God" Imply that Jesus is not God?
Note the deliberate irony in the phrase: "image of the invisible ...". This is literally impossible. So what does it mean?
The simplest answer is given by the simple but profound statement ...
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What does the word "prototokos" mean in Colossians 1:15?
Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) assert that the term "prototokos" in Colossians 1:15 suggests that Jesus is the first created being. Their argument hinges on two main points:
Prototokos is a ...
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What does the word "prototokos" mean in Colossians 1:15?
We have difficulty, in our typically "Western" way of thinking, understanding the biblical concept of "firstborn," particularly in how the word functioned in the history of the Jewish people. To ...
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What does John 1:3 mean by "through" logos everything is made?
The Greek reads:
παντα δι αυτου εγενετο και χωρις αυτου εγενετο ουδε εν ο γεγονεν
which has the literal reading:
All [things] through him him came into being and without him came into being not ...
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What was nailed to the cross in Colossians 2:14?
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to
his cross; - KJV
The reference to “handwriting of ordinances”...
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Are there exegetical differences between "God and the Father" and "God the Father"?
Let me begin by listing all four verses you quote with my very (overly?) literal translation:
Col 1:3, Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ Πατρὶ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι, = We ...
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Why did Jesus create Judas only for the predestined purpose of being doomed to destruction - based on [Colossians 1:15-20] + [John 13:27, 17:12]?
We Don't See the Big Picture as God Does
Perhaps we should recognize that God's foreknowledge does not demand predestination (yes, we were predestined to be saved if we appropriated that salvation ...
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What does it mean that Jesus is before all things (Colossians 1:17)?
The phrase, "He is before all things" (αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων) has been interpreted in two broad ways:
Christ exceeds all things in moral and authoritarian dignity
Christ temporally ...
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Buried with Him by/in baptism - Romans 6:4 and Colossians 2:12
First, both nouns have the same meaning because they both the same noun but in different grammatical cases:
Rom 6:4 - βαπτίσματος = genitive neuter singular = "of baptism"
Col 2:12 - ...
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Colossians 1:20 reconciling "things in heaven"
The simplest answer to this question is found in
Eph 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of
this world’s ...
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Does Colossians 1:15, refer to the Genesis creation, or merely present Jesus as the beginning of those raised from the dead?
The text itself answers the question, although there is a question (or two) about which text is used. Fortunately, the translation that adds the word "other" to the passage five times (...
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What does “in bodily form” mean in Colossians 2:9?
The one of the key words here is the “fullness” or “entirety” (πλήρωμα) for if the Lord Jesus Christ is not God per se, but participates in divine features and has, thus, a participatory deity as a ...
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What is the meaning of "received" in Colossians 2:6?
λαμβάνω, lambano Strong 2983 conveys a 'taking hold of' as Matthew 7:8 when Jesus expresses :
... everyone that asketh, receiveth [Matthew 7:8 KJV]
With the addition of the sun- prefix this becomes ...
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