Colossians 1:17

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

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

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And 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;

18And he is the head of the body of the church, (he) who is the chief and first-born from among the dead, that he should be preeminent in all.

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Cross References

John 5:17But he, Jeshu, said to them, My Father until now worketh, I also work.

John 17:5And now glorify thou me, my Father, with thyself, in that glory which I had with thee before the world was.

1 Corinthians 8:6but to us our One is Aloha the Father, of whom are all, and we in him; and one Lord Jeshu Meshiha, by whom are all, and we 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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