Colossians 1:16

And by him was every thing created that is in heaven and in earth; all that is seen, and all that is unseen, whether thrones or dominions, or princes or powers; all things by his hand and through him were created;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

In Context

15who is the image of Aloha the unseen, and the first-born of all the creatures.

17and he is before all, and every thing by him subsisteth.

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Cross References

John 1:3Every thing by his hand was made; and without him also was not one thing made that was made.

Romans 11:36For all is of him, and all in him, and all by him. To him be praises and benedictions unto the age of ages. Amen.

Ephesians 1:10that in the dispensation of the fulness of the times, every thing from the first might be renovated in the Meshiha, in heaven and in earth. And by 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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