Colossians 1:17

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:3When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah

Isaiah 43:11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

1 Corinthians 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

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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