Colossians 1:16

and by him was created every thing that is in heaven and on earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or sovereignties; every thing was through him, and was created by him:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 likeness of the invisible God, and the first-born of all creatures:

17and he was prior to all, and by him every thing exists.

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Cross References

John 1:3Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.

Romans 11:36Because, all is from him, and all by him, and all through him: to whom be praises and benedictions, for ever and ever: Amen.

Ephesians 1:10in the dispensation of the fullness of times; that all things might again be made new in the Messiah, things in heaven and things on earth.

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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