Through him (δι' αυτου). As the sufficient and chosen agent in the work of reconciliation (αποκαταλλαξα, first aorist active infin…

And having made peace. The marginal reading is making. The Greek will bear either. The meaning is that by His atonement He produc…

Having made peace through the blood of his cross.—On this verse, where Saint Paul returns to the subject of the Atonement, with which he b…

The church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that…

The Father was pleased “to reconcile to himself all things” through Christ. This statement sustains a close connection with v.19. For one thing, “r…

And by him to reconcile all things to himself. This, also, is a magnificent commendation of Christ: that we cannot be joined to God in any…

And by him to reconcile all things to himself This depends upon the preceding verse, and is to be connected with that phr…

Christ in His human nature is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, and he who has seen Him has seen the Father. Let us adore these myste…

After the Apostle commended Christ in His relationship to God and to all creatures, he now commends Him in His relationship to the Church. He does …