Ephesians 1:21

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.”

— WEB

“Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”

— KJV

“far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Philippians 2:9-11 "Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;"
Colossians 2:10 "and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;"
Colossians 1:15-16 "who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation."
1 Peter 3:22 "who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him."
Hebrews 1:4 "having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have."
Daniel 7:27 "The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Mos…"
Acts 4:12 "There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”"
Colossians 2:15 "having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it."

Commentary

Greek, "Far (or high) above all (Eph 4:10) principality (or rule, Co1 15:24), and authority, and power (Mat 28:18), and dominion (or lordship)." Compare Phi 2:9; Col 1:16; Heb 7:26; Pe1 3:22. Evil spirits (who are similarly divided into various ranks, Eph 6:12), as well as angels of light, and earthly potentates, are included (compare Rom 8:38). Jesus is "King of kings, and Lord of lords" (Rev 19:16). The higher is His honor, the greater is that of His people, who are His members joined to Him, the Head. Some philosophizing teachers of the school of Simon Magus, in Western Asia Minor, had, according to IRENÃ†US and EPIPHANIUS, taught their hearers these names of various ranks of angels. Paul shows that the truest wisdom is to know Christ as reigning above them all. every name--every being whatever. "Any other creature" (Rom 8:39). in this world--Greek, "age," that is, the present order of things. "Things present . . . things to come" (Rom 8:38). that . . . to come--"Names which now we know not, but shall know hereafter in heaven. We know that the emperor goes before all, though we cannot enumerate all the satraps and ministers of his court; so we know that Christ is set above all, although we cannot name them all" [BENGEL].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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