In passages such as Hebrews 1:3, Colossians 1:15-17, and John 1:3, special attention should be given to the Greek prepositions dia and hupo. The former denotes, “through any thing or instrument” whereas the latter denotes, “by any one as an original cause.” Matthew 1:22 reads, “Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of (hupo) the Lord by (dia) the prophet.” More accurately this might be translated “which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet.”
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Author: W. Davison
Keywords: Logos, Incarnation, Jesus created the world, Christ created the world, Jesus Creator, Christ Creator, pre-existent Jesus, pre-existent Christ, Christ pre-existed, Jesus pre-existed, jesus before he was born, Creator, word of God, Jesus Logos, Logos Jesus, Christ Logos, Jesus came from heaven, Jesus came down from heaven, Christ came down from heaven, Jesus sent by God, Before Abraham I am, Before Abraham, pre-existence, dia, hupo
Bible reference(s): Heb. 1:3, Col. 1:15-17, John 1:3
Source: “What Think Ye of Christ?,” The Testimony, Vol. 35, No. 417, September 1965, p. 380.
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