1 CORINTHIANS 15:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”
When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to the one who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all — the final hierarchy: Christ subordinates himself to the Father, not ontologically but functionally, completing the restoration. 'God in all in all' (ho theos ta panta en pasin) is the summum bonum: divine reality permeates and fulfills all existence.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:28
“And when all things have been subjected unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subjected unto Him that did subject all things unto Him.” And yet before he said not that it was the Father who “put things under Him,” but He Himself who “abolishes.” For “when He shall have abolished,” says he, “all rule and authority:” and again, “for He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.” How then does he here say, “the Father?” And not only is there this…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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