Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. New Living Translation He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. English Standard Version And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Berean Standard Bible He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Berean Literal Bible And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. King James Bible And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. New King James Version And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. New American Standard Bible He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. NASB 1995 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. NASB 1977 And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Legacy Standard Bible And He is before all things, And in Him all things hold together. Amplified Bible And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.] Christian Standard Bible He is before all things, and by him all things hold together. Holman Christian Standard Bible He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together. American Standard Version and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. Contemporary English Version God's Son was before all else, and by him everything is held together. English Revised Version and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. GOD'S WORD® Translation He existed before everything and holds everything together. Good News Translation Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place. International Standard Version He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together. Majority Standard Bible He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. NET Bible He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him. New Heart English Bible He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. Webster's Bible Translation And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Weymouth New Testament And HE IS before all things and in and through Him the universe is a harmonious whole. World English Bible He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand He is before all, and all things have consisted in Him. Berean Literal Bible And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Young's Literal Translation and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted. Smith's Literal Translation And he is before all, and all things have been established by him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he is before all, and by him all things consist. Catholic Public Domain Version And he is before all, and in him all things continue. New American Bible He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. New Revised Standard Version He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he is before all things, and by him all things are sustained. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he is The One who is before all, and all things exist by him. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand he is before all things, and by him all things consist: Godbey New Testament and he before all things, and all things consist in him: Haweis New Testament and he is before all, and by him all things subsist. Mace New Testament and by him all things consist. Weymouth New Testament And HE IS before all things and in and through Him the universe is a harmonious whole. Worrell New Testament and He is before all things, and in Him all things have held together. Worsley New Testament He is before all, and by Him all things subsist. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Supremacy of Christ…16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.… Cross References John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. Ephesians 1:22-23 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, / which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Hebrews 1:10-12 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.” John 8:58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” Romans 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. 1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all. Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things. Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Acts 17:28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’ Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, Proverbs 8:22-31 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ... Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. Treasury of Scripture And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. he. Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: Proverbs 8:22,23 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old… Isaiah 43:11-13 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour… and by. 1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. Psalm 75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. John 5:17,18 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work… Jump to Previous Consist Consisted Harmonious Held Hold Subsist Together Universe WholeJump to Next Consist Consisted Harmonious Held Hold Subsist Together Universe WholeColossians 1 1. After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;7. confirms the doctrine of Epaphras; 9. prays further for their increase in grace; 14. describes the supremacy of Christ; 21. encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry. He is before all things The phrase "He is before all things" emphasizes the preeminence and eternal existence of Christ. The Greek word for "before" is "pro," which signifies not only temporal precedence but also superiority in rank and authority. This affirms the doctrine of Christ's divinity, as He exists outside of time and creation, underscoring His role as the eternal Word (Logos) mentioned in John 1:1. Historically, this assertion counters the Gnostic belief prevalent in the early church that diminished Christ's divine nature. By stating that Christ is "before all things," Paul affirms that Jesus is not a created being but the Creator Himself, existing before the foundation of the world. and in Him all things hold together By him all things consist.--That is, hold together in unity, obeying the primaeval law of their being. In this clause is attributed to our Lord, not only the creative act, but also the constant sustaining power, "in which all lives and moves and has its being," and which, even less than the creative agency, can be supposed to be a derivative and finite power, such as that of the Demiurgus of Gnostic speculation. Verse 17.(d) All things through Him and unto Him have been created; (e) And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. II. Ver. 18. . . . Greek Heαὐτός (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. before πρὸ (pro) Preposition Strong's 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to. all things, πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. all things πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. hold together. συνέστηκεν (synestēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere. Links Colossians 1:17 NIVColossians 1:17 NLT Colossians 1:17 ESV Colossians 1:17 NASB Colossians 1:17 KJV Colossians 1:17 BibleApps.com Colossians 1:17 Biblia Paralela Colossians 1:17 Chinese Bible Colossians 1:17 French Bible Colossians 1:17 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Colossians 1:17 He is before all things and (Coloss. Col Co) |
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