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Ephesians 1:21

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

ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι·

Greek NT

supra omnem principatum, et potestatem, et virtutem, et dominationem, et omne nomen, quod nominatur non solum in hoc sæculo, sed etiam in futuro.

Vulgate

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

Above all principality and power and virtue and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
δύναμις
dunamis
noun · 119×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κυριότης
kuriotes
noun · 4×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
μόνον
monon
adverb · 66×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀρχή
arche
noun · 56×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ὀνομάζω
onomazo
verb · 9×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὑπεράνω
uperano
adverb · 3×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

12 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§272Faith in God the Father Almighty can be put to the test by the experience of evil and suffering. God can sometimes seem to be absent and incapable of stopping evil. But in the most mysterious way God the Father has revealed his almighty power in the voluntary humiliation and Resurrection of his Son, by which he conquered evil. Christ crucified is thus "the power of God and the …
§648Christ's Resurrection is an object of faith in that it is a transcendent intervention of God himself in creation and history. In it the three divine persons act together as one, and manifest their own proper characteristics. the Father's power "raised up" Christ his Son and by doing so perfectly introduced his Son's humanity, including his body, into the Trinity. Jesus is concl…
§668"Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living."548 Christ's Ascension into heaven signifies his participation, in his humanity, in God's power and authority. Jesus Christ is Lord: he possesses all power in heaven and on earth. He is "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion", for the Father "has put all things under his fe…
…and 1 more from this source.
Earthly things may be the type of heavenly, but the latter cannot be the types of others still superior and unknown; nor can we, without absolute madness, maintain that God is known to us only as the type of a still unknown and superior being. 1. Now the gifts, oblations, and all the sacrifices, did the people receive in a figure, as was shown to Moses in the mount, from one an…
The conversion of the Gentiles was more difficult than that of the Jews; the labours of those apostles, therefore who engaged in the former task, were greater than those who undertook the latter. 1. Wherefore also Paul, since he was the apostle of the Gentiles, says, I laboured more than they all. 1 Corinthians 15:10 For the instruction of the former, [viz., the Jews,] was an e…
1. How Christians are the Spiritual Israel. That people which was called of old the people of God was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of God in various priestly and levitical suborders. In the same manner, it appears to me that the whole people of Christ, when we regard it in t…
Did it belong for Christ to ascend into heaven? According to which nature did it become Him to ascend? Did He ascend by His own power? Did He ascend above all the corporeal heavens? Did He ascend above all spiritual creatures? The effect of the ascension Article 1. Whether it was fitting for Christ to ascend into heaven? Objection 1. It would seem that it was not fitting for Ch…
Q. Why the next words: and is seated at the right hand of God? A. Christ ascended to heaven, there to show that he is head of his church, and that the Father rules all things through him.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • Acts 4:12 — Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
  • Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
  • Col 2:10 — And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
  • Col 2:15 — And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
  • Dan 7:27 — And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dom
  • Dan 12:1 — And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that s
  • Eph 3:10 — To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Eph 3:10 — To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Eph 3:15 — Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
  • Eph 6:12 — For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
  • Eph 6:12 — For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
  • Ezek 1:26 — And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man a
  • Heb 1:4 — Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
  • Heb 1:4 — Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
  • Heb 2:8 — Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
  • Heb 4:14 — Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • John 5:25 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
  • John 13:3 — Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
  • Luke 10:22 — All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
  • Matt 12:32 — And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world
  • Matt 25:31 — When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
  • Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
  • Mic 4:8 — And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
  • Phil 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
  • Ps 8:5 — For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
  • Ps 97:9 — For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
  • Ps 103:19 — The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
  • Rev 19:12 — His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
  • Rev 20:10 — And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
  • Rom 8:38 — For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
  • Rom 8:38 — For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
  • Song 5:11 — His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.