Colossians 1:16
For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
17And he is before all, and by him all things consist.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O Lord, is magnificence, and power, and glory, and victory: and to thee is praise: for all that is in heaven, and in earth, is thine: thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art above all princes.
Proverbs 16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for my- self, they shall shew forth my praise.
John 1:3All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.
Romans 11:36For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.
Ephesians 1:10In the dispensation of the fulness of times, to re-establish all things in Christ, that are in heaven and on earth, in 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 →