Colossians 1:17

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16for by him were all things created, celestial and terrestrial, visible or invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers, all were created by him, and for him:

18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, that he might be in all things pre-eminent.

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Cross References

John 5:17Then Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

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

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