Colossians 1:16
because all things were created in Him, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him,
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15who is the image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation,
17and He is before all, and all things have consisted in Him.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:11To You, O YHWH, [is] the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the splendor, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to You, O YHWH, [is] the kingdom, and He who is lifting up Himself over all for head;
Proverbs 16:4YHWH has worked all things for Himself, || And also the wicked—for a day of evil.
Isaiah 43:21I have formed this people for Myself, || They recount My praise.
John 1:3all things happened through Him, and without Him not even one thing happened that has happened.
Romans 11:36Because of Him, and through Him, and to Him [are] all things; to Him [is] the glory—for all ages. Amen.
Ephesians 1:10in regard to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things on the 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 →