1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together 3 in him.
1 tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.
2 tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”
3 tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.