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

16for by him were all things created, things in heaven and things in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities; all things were created by him, and for him:

18and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;

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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 →

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