action [the actual putting of the might into exercise]. — roD xpdrou?, of might) This is exhibited in the action [i.e. when the might is so put into actual exercise] : Job xxi. 23, 1»n DVjn,1 LXX. sv xpdrsi Itiyvoc, auroD, in the might of his power. — r3j$ /0%uo£, of power) This is the Divine power itself.
20. "Hf, ivhich) viz. svspysiav, working ; evzpysTv svspysiuv, as aya- crav dydtfriv, ch. ii. 4. — systpas — KUI exdQifcv, having raised — He set Him) Often from the participle the sentence is turned to the indicative ; ch. ii. 17 ; Col. i. 6 ; Rev. iii. 7.
21. 'rvrepdvu) A compound word. Christ not only takes the precedency, but is ruler above all. — dpy/fig %ai l^oucv'ag xa/ dvvd- peug) 1 Cor. XV. 24, note. — xa/ xt^/or^rog) Col. i. 16. — xa/ -ravros 6vo//,arog, cmc? every name) We know that the Emperor goes before all, although we cannot enumerate all the ministers of his court ; so we know that Christ is placed above all, although we cannot name them all. — sv r& /^sXXoi/r/) A/wi/, age, or the world [order of things], denotes here not time, but a system of things and opera tions revealed at its own proper time, and permanent. It is called future, not that it does not yet exist, but because it is not yet seen. Authorities, powers, etc., are in the future [aluv] ; but yet they are named also in this world [a/wv] ; but even those things also, which are not even named at the present time, but both in the name and in reality will be at length laid open to us in the future, are subject to Christ.
22. Ildvra vKsrafyv, hath put all things under His feet) 1 Cor. xv. 27. — sduxs) gave. Not, however, that Christ was not for merly Head of the Church, ch. v. 25 ; John iii. 29. — lies? navra, above [over] all things) The Church, as being above all things, above authorities, etc., the Head of which [ver. 10, ava-xspa- Xa/wtfa^a/, together under one Head, etc.] is Christ, Col. ii. 10, may say, Christ is my Head : I am His body. The dative of advantage to the Church is in contradistinction to the over, or above [all things].
23. To ffXfipuj&a rou "-a Tacra tv waft ir'h.'yipovfA&vov, the fulness of Him, that filleth all in all) This is neither predicated of the Church, as most think, nor is it construed with gave, according
1 Engl. Vers., " In his full strength ;" and margin, " In his very perfec tion," or "in the strength of his perfection." — ED.