Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
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15Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
17He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all.
Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Isaiah 43:21Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.
John 1:3All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
Romans 11:36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.
Ephesians 1:10The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
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 →