Colossians 1:16

God's Word

He created all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. Whether they are kings or lords, rulers or powers— everything has been created through him and for him.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11

Greatness, power, splendor, glory, and majesty are yours, Lord, because everything in heaven and on earth is yours. The kingdom is yours, Lord, and you are honored as head of all things.

Nehemiah 9:6

You alone are the Lord. You made heaven, the highest heaven, with all its armies. You made the earth and everything on it, the seas and everything in them. You give life to them all, and the armies of heaven worship you.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has made everything for his own purpose, even wicked people for the day of trouble.

Isaiah 43:21

I have formed these people for myself. They will praise me.

Isaiah 44:24

The Lord reclaimed you. He formed you in the womb. This is what the Lord says: I, the Lord, made everything. I stretched out the heavens by myself. I spread out the earth all alone.

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world came into existence through him. Yet, the world didn’t recognize him.

John 1:3

Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him.

Romans 11:36

Everything is from him and by him and for him. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen!

Romans 8:38

I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can’t be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the present or anything in the future, by forces

Romans 9:5

The Messiah is descended from their ancestors according to his human nature. The Messiah is God over everything, forever blessed. Amen.

1 Corinthians 8:6

But for us, “There is only one God, the Father. Everything came from him, and we live for him. There is only one Lord, Jesus Christ. Everything came into being through him, and we live because of him.”

Ephesians 1:10

He planned to bring all of history to its goal in Christ. Then Christ would be the head of everything in heaven and on earth.

Ephesians 6:12

This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world.

Deuteronomy 4:39

Remember today, and never forget that the Lord is God in heaven above and here on earth. There is no other god.

Philippians 2:10

so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Colossians 1:20

God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ’s blood sacrificed on the cross.

Colossians 2:10

and God has made you complete in Christ. Christ is in charge of every ruler and authority.

Colossians 2:15

He stripped the rulers and authorities ⌞of their power⌟ and made a public spectacle of them as he celebrated his victory in Christ.

Hebrews 1:2

In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe.

Hebrews 2:10

God is the one for whom and through whom everything exists. Therefore, while God was bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was the right time to bring Jesus, the source of their salvation, to the end of his work through suffering.

1 Peter 3:22

Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.