Colossians 1:17

All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

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

In Context

16for in him was created all that is in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible – angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven.

18and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The firstborn from the dead, he is to the church the source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:3Though earth melt and all her inhabitants, it is I who keep steady her pillars.” Selah

Micah 5:2“Bethlehem in Ephrathah, small among the tribes of Judah, from you will come a king who will rule for me over Israel, whose family line goes back to the distant past.”

John 5:17But Jesus replied, “My Father works to this very hour, and I work also.”

John 17:5and now do you honor me, Father, at your own side, with the honor which I had at your side before the world began.

1 Corinthians 8:6Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come (and for him we live), and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things come (and through him we live).

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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