Colossians 1:17

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

18He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:3The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

Isaiah 43:11I myself am the LORD. Besides me, there is no savior.

Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”

John 17:5Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live 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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