{Yet to us there is one God, the Father} (all' h(886d)in heis
theos ho pat(8872)). B omits all' here, but the sense calls for it
anyhow in this apodosis, a strong antithesis to the protasis
({even if at least}, kai eiper). {Of whom} (ex hou). As the
source (ex) of the universe ( a panta as in Ro 11:36 Col
1:16f. ) and also our goal is God (eis auton) as in Ro 11:36
where di' autou is added whereas here di' hou (through whom)
and di' autou (through him) point to Jesus Christ as the
intermediate agent in creation as in Col 1:15-20 Joh 1:3f .
Here Paul calls Jesus {Lord} (Kurios) and not {God} ( heos),
though he does apply that word to him in Ro 9:5 Tit 2:13 Col
2:9 Ac 20:28 .
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