Colossians 1:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Everything was created by him, everything in heaven and on earth, everything seen and unseen, including all forces and powers, and all rulers and authorities. All things were created by God's Son, and everything was made for him.

Cross References

Romans 11:36

Everything comes from the Lord. All things were made because of him and will return to him. Praise the Lord for ever! Amen.

John 1:3

And with this Word, God created all things. Nothing was made without the Word. Everything that was created

1 Corinthians 8:6

We have only one God, and he is the Father. He created everything, and we live for him. Jesus Christ is our only Lord. Everything was made by him, and by him life was given to us.

Hebrews 2:10

Everything belongs to God, and all things were created by his power. So God did the right thing when he made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory.

1 Chronicles 29:11

Your power is great, and your glory is seen everywhere in heaven and on earth. You are king of the entire world,

Hebrews 1:2

But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will some day belong to the Son.

Ephesians 1:10

Then when the time is right, God will do all that he has planned, and Christ will bring together everything in heaven and on earth.

Isaiah 44:24

Israel, I am your LORD. I am your source of life, and I have rescued you. I created everything from the sky above to the earth below.

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Colossians 1:15

Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the firstborn Son, superior to all creation.

Colossians 2:10

And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority.

Isaiah 43:21

I made them my own nation, so they would praise me.

Deuteronomy 4:39

So remember that the LORD is the only true God, whether in the sky above or on the earth below.

Philippians 2:10

So at the name of Jesus everyone will bow down, those in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.

Colossians 1:20

And God was pleased for him to make peace by sacrificing his blood on the cross, so that all beings in heaven and on earth would be brought back to God.

1 Peter 3:22

Christ is now in heaven, where he sits at the right side of God. All angels, authorities, and powers are under his control.

Colossians 2:15

There Christ defeated all powers and forces. He let the whole world see them being led away as prisoners when he celebrated his victory.

Ephesians 6:12

We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.

Romans 8:38

I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future,

Nehemiah 9:6

You alone are the LORD, Creator of the heavens and all the stars, Creator of the earth and those who live on it, Creator of the ocean and all its creatures. You are the source of life, praised by the stars that fill the heavens.

John 1:10

The Word was in the world, but no one knew him, though God had made the world with his Word.

Romans 9:5

They have those famous ancestors, who were also the ancestors of Jesus Christ. I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised for ever! Amen.