Colossians 1:17

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16and 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:

18And he is the head of the body the church; as he is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be the first in all things.

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Cross References

John 5:17But Jesus said to them: My Father worketh until now, and I work.

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

1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us, on our part, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, by whom are all things, and we also 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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