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Ephesians 1:21

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

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ASV

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

KJV

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

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δυνάμεωςdunameōspowerG1411 →
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κυριότητοςkuriotētosdominionG2963 →
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παντὸςpantoseveryG3956 →
ὀνόματοςonomatosnameG3686 →
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αἰῶνιaiōniageG165 →
τούτῳtoutōthisG3778 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
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τῷtōthe [one]G3588 →
μέλλοντι,mellonticoming,G3195 →

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Philippians 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,Colossians 2:10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.Colossians 1:15–16The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.Hebrews 1:4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’Romans 8:38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”Colossians 2:15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.Matthew 28:18–19Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.Revelation 20:10–15And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.Ephesians 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Ephesians 3:15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.Matthew 25:31–36When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.John 5:25–29Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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