Luke 13:2

Luke 13:2

Here is how to refute the Jehovah's Witnesses' false claim that Luke 13:2 supports the Greek word for "all things" in Colossians 1:16 being changed into "all other things."

Jehovah's Witness - Luke 13:2 indicates that in some context, the Greek word for "all" can mean "all other," so the "all things" in Colossians 1:16 can be translated as "all other things."

Christian - Please read Luke 13:2 in your translation.
Jehovah's Witness - "In reply he said to them: 'Do you think that those Gal·i·leʹans were worse sinners than all other Gal·i·leʹans because they have suffered these things?' "

Christian - Please google "Luke 13:2 biblehub.com interlinear," click on the first search result, and read the three Greek words that your translation has as "all other Gal·i·leʹans"?
Jehovah's Witness - "pantas tous Galilaious" (from this page).

Christian - What do those three words mean literally?
Jehovah's Witness - "all the Galileans."

(Note: It will be good for the Jehovah's Witness to be introduced to the interlinear Bible function of biblehub.com so that he can use it on his own later to look up other verses and words. But if the Jehovah's Witness insists on using his Kingdom Interlinear, have him use it since it also reads "all the Galileans.")

Christian - The question, "Do you think that those Galileans were worse sinners than all the Galileans...?" means "Do you think that those Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans...?" only because the question distinguishes some Galileans from the rest of the Galileans. Is there such a context of distinguishing some from the rest in Colossians 1:16?
Jehovah's Witness - No.

Christian - You are right. Instead of distinguishing some from the rest, Colossians 1:16, which states, "For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him," actually does the opposite; it lumps "all things" together, doesn't it?
Jehovah's Witness - Yes it does.

Christian - So, does the context of distinguishing some from the rest in Luke 13:2 support changing the "all things" into "all other things" in Colossians 1:16, whose context is to not to distinguish but to lump "all things" together?
Jehovah's Witness - No.

All "the" trees - Luke 21:29

God isn't a "thing" - 1 Corinthians 15:27