Study it in the app“for the administration of the fullness of the times: to bring together under one head all things in the Messiah, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth; in him,”
forεἰςthe administrationοἰκονομίανof the fullnessτοῦ πληρώματοςof the times:τῶν καιρῶνto bring together under one headἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαιall thingsτὰ πάνταinἐνthe Messiah,τῷ Χριστῷthe thingsτὰinἐπὶthe heavensτοῖς οὐρανοῖςandκαὶthe thingsτὰonἐπὶthe earth;τῆς γῆςinἐνhim,αὐτῷ
stewardship
The plan by which God directs things, and the task he entrusts.
Where else “oikonomian” appearsappointed time
The set time, when its hour comes.
Where else “plērōmatos” appearsright time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairōn” appearsunite under Christ
To place all things beneath a single ruler, the Messiah.
Where else “anakephalaiōsasthai” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appearsheaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranois” appearsearth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appearsThe same word is translated “summed up” in Romans 13:9: “to sum up, gather into a whole.” It can be understood here as gathering everything under the Messiah as head (compare 1:22).
9having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him,
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11in whom we also obtained an inheritance, having been destined beforehand according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?
