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heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
might, and dominion, and every name that is named,
whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities or
not only in this age, but also in that which is to
authorities; all things were created by Him, and for
come" (1: 21).
Him, and He is before all things. . . . Who is the
beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all
things He might have the pre-eminence" (1: 16-18).
"And He is the Head of the body, the church"
"And hath put all things under His feet, and gave
(1: 18).
Him to be the Head over all things to the church
"The Head of all principality and authority"
which is His body" (1: 22, 23).
(2: 10).
"For it was well pleasing that in Him should all
"The fulness of Him that filleth all in all" (1: 23).
fulness dwell" (1: 19).
"For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the
"That ye may be filled with all the fulness of
Godhead bodily, and ye are filled to the full in Him"
God" (3: 19).
(2: 9, 10).
"And you, being dead in your trespasses, and the
"And you who were dead in trespasses and sins"
uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened
(2: 1).
together with Him" (2: 13).
"Even when we were dead in trespasses, hath
quickened us together with Christ" (2: 5).
"Who hath delivered us from the authority of
"The prince of the authority of the air" (2: 2).
darkness" (1: 13).
"By Him to reconcile all things unto Himself, by
"That in the dispensation of the fulness of the
Him, I say, whether they be things in earth or things
seasons, He might gather together under one Head
in heaven. And you, that were sometimes alienated,
all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and
and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now
which are on earth; even in Him; In whom also we
hath He reconciled" (1: 20, 21).
have obtained an inheritance" (1: 10, 11).
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that
"For He is our peace, Who hath made the both
was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it
one, and hath broken down the middle wall of
out of the way, nailing it to His cross; and having
partition: the enmity in His flesh having abolished,
spoiled principalities and authorities, He made a
the law of commandments in ordinances. . . . by
show of them openly, triumphing over them
the cross, having slain the enmity thereby"
thereby" (2: 14, 15).
(2: 14-16).
"Ye are also risen with Him through the faith of
"And what is the exceeding greatness of His
the inworking of God, Who hath raised Him from
power to usward who believe according to the
the dead" (2: 12).
inworking of His mighty power, which He
inwrought in Christ, when He raised Him from
among the dead" (1: 19, 20).
"His body. . . . which is the church, whereof I
"Since ye have heard of the dispensation of the
am made a minister, according to the dispensation
grace of God which is given me to you-ward. How
of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the
that by revelation He made known unto me the
Word of God, even the mystery which hath been hid
mystery. . . . whereof I was made a minister. . . .
from the ages and from the generations, but now is
and to make all see what is the dispensation of the
made manifest to His saints" (1: 24-26).
mystery, which from the ages hath been hid in God,
"For by Him were all things created. . . . all
Who create all things, in order that now unto
things were created by Him" (1: 16).
principalities and authorities among the heavenlies
might be known by the church the manifold of God"
(3: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10).