Colossians 1:17

and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

18And himself is the head of the body — the assembly — who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all [things] — himself — first,

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Cross References

Psalms 75:3Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I — I have pondered its pillars. Selah.

Isaiah 43:11I — I [am] Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.

Micah 5:2And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth — to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.

John 5:17And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

John 17:5'And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee;

1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] the all things, and we through 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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