Col 1:16-17 | Family | STEP | In heaven--in earth, visible and invisible ; the apostle labors to assert in the most absolute way that the whole universe of created things is the work of Christ. Compare , and . "He that built all things is God." Thrones--powers ; words that denote the different orders of created intelligences. Compare . For him ; as their end. This is the highest possible assertion of Christ's proper deity.

‏ Colossians 1:16-17

In heaven--in earth, visible and invisible; the apostle labors to assert in the most absolute way that the whole universe of created things is the work of Christ. Compare Joh 1:3, and Heb 3:4. "He that built all things is God."

Thrones--powers; words that denote the different orders of created intelligences. Compare Eph 1:21; 3:10.

For him; as their end. This is the highest possible assertion of Christ's proper deity. Consist; are upheld in their present state. Compare Heb 1:3. "Upholding all things by the word of his power."