1:16 因為萬有都是靠他造的,無論是天上的,地上的;能看見的,不能看見的;或是有位的,主治的,執政的,掌權的;一概都是藉著他造的,又是為他造的。
1:17 他在萬有之先;萬有也靠他而立。
For in him all things were created: things
in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or
rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He
is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Thûng-ko
kì, Song-ti chhóng-chho thiên-thi van-vu̍t, mò-lun he khon-tet-tó ke ya-he
khon-m̀-tó ke, pâu-hàm lìn-kie ke-têu chhai-vi-chá, thúng-chhṳ-chá,
chṳp-chṳn-chá, lâu chóng-khièn-chá. Thûng-ko kì, ya vi-tó kì,
Song-ti chhóng-chho chhiòn yí-chhiu. Kî-tuk chhai van-yû chṳ̂ siên;
van-yû ya he kho kì fò-hài lòi lièn-kiet.
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基督是萬有的主,萬有都要靠基督而立!
雖然基督以人的樣式來顯現,但是祂仍然是全能的上帝。所以信靠祂的人,就可以享受祂的一切豐盛,祂願意將一切的豐盛賜給所有跟隨祂的人。這是保羅親自體會,並為此作見證並傳揚。
同樣我們今天傳福音做見證,也是因為體會到基督在我們生命中的奇妙作為,並在聖靈的引導下,在祂的大能中成為主的器皿,完成祂要拯救人離黑暗入光明永恆國度的作為。