Colossians 1:17

and he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

In Context

16because in him were all things created, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things have been created by him, and for him;

18And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that he may become in all things pre-eminent.

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Cross References

John 5:17But Jesus answered them: My Father works hitherto, and I work.

John 17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto 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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