By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
(Psalm 33:6).

Trinitarians like to claim that Jesus created the universe. "In the beginning Jesus created the heavens and the earth"? Is Jesus the Creator? The Bible never once makes such a statement. But it does say that God created through, or by means of, his Word and that Word became flesh, that is, Jesus.

Trinitarians claim otherwise. So let us review some of the passages which Trinitarians mistranslate and misintepret to promote the idea that Jesus is the Creator followed by a literal translation of what the Greek really says.

1. John 1:3

The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (KJV).

The same¹ was in the beginning with God. All things came to exist through (dia) the same¹ and without the same¹ not one thing came to exist that exists.

2. 1 Corinthians 8:6

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. (KJV)

But to us there is but one God, the Father, out of whom are all things, and we of him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through (dia) whom are all things, and we through (dia) him.

3. Ephesians

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. (KJV)

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things through (dia) Jesus Christ. (some manuscripts also do not contain the phrase "through Jesus Christ" at all).

4. Colossians 1:16

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.(KJV).

For in (en) him all things were created, things in heaven and upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things were created through him and unto² (eis) him. And he is before all things, and in (en) him all things subsist.

5. Hebrews 1:2

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. (KJV)

God, who in many places and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers in (en) the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us in (en) a Son, whom he set heir of all things, through (dia) whom also he made the ages.

The Greek word en never means "by." It is a word which indicates positional location. The Greek word eis is a word which indicates directional motion toward a place or condition. It is simply dishonest to translate the Greek word en ("in"), or the Greek word eis ("to/into/unto"), with the English word "by." And the Greek word dia ("through"), translated as "by" is also misleading because the English word "by" can be defined in a way which the Greek word is not. The Greek word simply does not indicate a cause but a means. One can translate dia with the word "by" but it must be clearly understood that intends to convey "by means of." The following illustrates.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was god/deity. This was in the beginning with God. All things came to be by means of this and without this was not any thing made that was made.

But to us there is but one God, the Father, out of whom are all things, and we of him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by means of whom are all things, and we by means of him.

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by means of Jesus Christ. (KJV)

For in him all things were created, things in heaven and upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things were created by means of him and unto him. And he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.

God, who in many places and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers in the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us in a Son, whom he set heir of all things, by means of whom also he made the ages.

If you care to look into this matter seriously, you will find that Trinitarians cannot honestly deny the above facts.

Notes:

1. The Greek does not say "him" or "he." It simply says "this" and is a reflexive to refer back to "the Word."

2. To translate the word eis as "for" is possible here as long as the correct . This Greek word means "in the direction of" and is often translated as "for" when a condition is implied, that is, when something is done "in the direction of" arriving at a condition, we can translate it is "for" as long as it does not mislead the reader and it is clearly understood that it means "for the purpose of" and not be miscontrued as a synonym for the English word "because." This is the word often translated as "unto" in the KJV and one could say that people do things "unto" a condition, that is, toward that end, or "for" that purpose. However, here I think it misleads the reader since it seems to imply that everything was created "for" Jesus in the sense that it was all done for him for some reason or another. However, Paul seems to have the idea that all creation is "to" him or "unto" him in the sense that all creation pertains to him since he is the Word by which God created the cosmos all all things pertain to that Word.