The Confidence Inspired by Christ's Creatorship
Hengstenberg. John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. If without Christ nothing was made, then nothing made by Him can do any injury to His kingdom. Fear loves to make exceptions; it allows all else to be innocuous; only that one thing which is directly in view appears to threaten danger. This is met with the assurance that all things, without exception, were made by the Word; therefore every fear is unreasonable to Him who has the Word on His side. If to be made, and to be made by Him, are the same thing, there can be no enemy that is to be feared, either in heaven or in earth. (Hengstenberg.) Parallel Verses KJV: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. WEB: All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.