Colossians 1:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And He is before all, and in Him all hold together.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). [Prov. 8:22-31.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ He existed before all things, and all things are held together in him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he is before all, and in him all things continue.

Colossians 1:17 Cross References

Psalm 75:3

“The earth and all its inhabitants are melted; It is I who set its columns firm. Selah.

Isaiah 44:6

“Thus said יהוה, Sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

Micah 5:2

“But you, Bĕ

John 17:5

“And now, esteem Me with Yourself, Father, with the esteem which I had with You before the world was.

John 8:58

יהושע  said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Aḇ

Acts 17:28

“For in Him we live and move and are, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

1 Corinthians 8:6

for us there is one Elohim, the Father, from whom all came and for whom we live, and one Master יהושע  Messiah, through whom all came and through whom we live.

Colossians 1:15

who is the likeness of the invisible Elohim, the first-born of all creation.

Hebrews 1:3

who being the brightness of the esteem and the exact representation of His substance, and sustaining all by the word of His power, having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness on high,

Hebrews 13:8

יהושע  Messiah is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

Revelation 1:11

saying, “I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, the First and the Last,” and, “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven assemblies of Asia – to Ephesos, and to Smurna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodikeia.”

Revelation 1:17

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead, and He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid, I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 1:8

“I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, Beginning and End,” says יהוה  “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 2:8

“And to the messenger of the assembly in Smurna write, ‘This says the First and the Last, who became dead, and came to life:

1 Samuel 2:8

“He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to sit with princes, and make them inherit a throne of esteem. For the supports of the earth belong to יהוה, and He has set the world upon them.