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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul, writing to the Ephesians, continues a doxology that has just described God raising and seating Christ at His right hand (v. 20); this clause specifies the height of that seat.

The words — ὑπερᾶνω (huperanō) is a single compound meaning "above the highest" or "far above," not merely "above"; it marks the distance as absolute, not comparative.

The thread — The same fourfold cosmic set (principality, authority, power, dominion) recurs in Colossians 2:10, and the "name above all names" language in Philippians 2:9 echoes the "every name that is named" phrase here.

Why it lands — The verse removes the option of treating any power as a peer; the reader is asked to live under a hierarchy in which every competing claim has already been overruled.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Philippians 2:9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Colossians 2:10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Hebrews 1:4 So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Daniel 7:27 Then 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.’
Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Ephesians 3:10 His 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,