From him, through him, for him, and to him are all things, including all people. In my previous post, “Panta, all things and all people,” I pointed out that when Paul writes that all things will be “summed up in Christ” (Ephesians 1:10), and are “from him, through him, and to him” (Romans 11:36), and “have been created through him and for him” (Colossians 1:16), … the Greek word panta (all) is an adjective that stands on its own, doubling as noun. That is, the word ‘things’ doesn’t appear in the Greek text but is understood within the word ‘all.’ I went on to explain that all things necessarily and ...

A Note on "ALL" in NT Greek Translation: "Panta” Throughout the New Testament, the Evangelists and Apostles frequently describe God’s reconciliation project using the Greek word panta, which literally means ‘all.’ Sometimes that all includes everything and everyone, and at other times, it refers to ‘all’ within a specific group. When and where we broaden or narrow the sense of ‘all’ is determined contextually, but even then, debate is common. “All means all” is something you might hear me saying, but it begs the question, “All what?” All of Reality (Creator and creation)? All of creation? All people? All of a ...