Col 1:23 | TNotes | STEP | 1:23 preached all over the world (literally preached to every creature under heaven ): The point of Paul’s hyperbole (exaggeration for emphasis) is that centers for preaching the Good News had been established in key cities throughout the Roman world (see also 1:6 ).

‏ Colossians 1:23

1:23 ^a preached all over the world (literally preached to every creature under heaven): The point of Paul’s hyperbole (exaggeration for emphasis) is that centers for preaching the Good News had been established in key cities throughout the Roman world (see also 1:6 ^b).