Colossians 1:17

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

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

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

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Cross References

Psalms 75:3The earth trembleth, and all her inhabitants; But I uphold her pillars.”

Isaiah 43:11I, I am Jehovah, And besides me there is no saviour.

Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, Who art small to be among the thousands of Judah, Out of thee shall he come forth for me to be ruler in Israel, Whose origin is from the ancient age, from the days of old!

John 5:17But he answered them, My Father is working up to this time, and I work.

John 17:5and now, Father! do thou glorify me with thyself, 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, from whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through 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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