Colossians 1:16
Because, in him, were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the things seen and the things unseen, whether thrones or lordships or principalities or authorities,—they all, through him and for him, have been created,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15Who, is an image of the unseen God, Firstborn of all creation,—
17And, he, is before all, and, they all, in him, hold together;
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O Yahweh, are Greatness, and Might, and Beauty, and Victory, and Majesty, nay! all in the heavens and in the earth,—thine, O Yahweh, is the kingdom, who art exalted above all,—as chief;
Proverbs 16:4Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.
Isaiah 43:21A people which I have fashioned for myself, My praise, shall they record.
John 1:3All things, through him, came into existence, and, without him, came into existence, not even one thing: that which hath come into existence,
Romans 11:36Because, of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things:—unto him, be the glory, unto the ages. Amen!
Ephesians 1:10For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in 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 →