Colossians 1:17
and he is before all things, and by him all things consist:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
In Context
Cross References
John 5:17But Jesus answered them: My Father works till now, and I also work.
John 17:5And now, Father, glorify me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →