Verse
Colossians 1:17 — And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
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The verses around Colossians 1:17.
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For 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:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Verse explanation
Paul affirms Christ’s supremacy over everything that exists: He is before all things, and it is He who holds everything together and keeps it functioning.
From the Colossians 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Colossians 1:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E elle é antes de todas as coisas, e todas as coisas subsistem por elle.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Ele existe antes de todas as coisas, e nele todas as coisas se mantêm.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Él existía antes de todas las cosas, y él mantiene unidas todas las cosas.
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