Colossians 1:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Through his power all things were made: things in heaven and on earth, seen and not seen— all spiritual rulers, lords, powers, and authorities. Everything was made through him and for him.

Cross References

Romans 11:36

Yes, God made all things. And everything continues through him and for him. To God be the glory forever! Amen.

John 1:3

Everything was made through him, and nothing was made without him.

1 Corinthians 8:6

For us there is only one God, and he is our Father. All things came from him, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things were made through him, and we also have life through him.

Hebrews 2:10

God—the one who made all things and for whose glory all things exist—wanted many people to be his children and share his glory. So he did what he needed to do. He made perfect the one who leads those people to salvation. He made Jesus a perfect Savior through his suffering.

1 Chronicles 29:11

Greatness, power, glory, victory, and honor belong to you, because everything in heaven and on earth belongs to you! The kingdom belongs to you, Lord! You are the head, the Ruler over everything.

Hebrews 1:2

And now in these last days, God has spoken to us again through his Son. He made the whole world through his Son. And he has chosen his Son to have all things.

Ephesians 1:10

God’s goal was to finish his plan when the right time came. He planned that all things in heaven and on earth be joined together with Christ as the head.

Isaiah 44:24

The one who rescued you is the Lord, the one who formed you in your mother’s womb. He says, “I, the Lord, made everything. I put the skies there myself. I spread out the earth before me.”

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has a plan for everything. In his plan, the wicked will be destroyed.

Colossians 1:15

No one can see God, but the Son is exactly like God. He rules over everything that has been made.

Colossians 2:10

And because you belong to Christ you are complete, having everything you need. Christ is ruler over every other power and authority.

Isaiah 43:21

I made them, and they will sing songs of praise to me.

Deuteronomy 4:39

“So today you must remember and accept that the Lord is God. He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other god!

Philippians 2:10

God did this so that every person will bow down to honor the name of Jesus. Everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth will bow.

Colossians 1:20

And through him, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again— things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using the blood sacrifice of his Son on the cross.

1 Peter 3:22

Now he has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right side and rules over angels, authorities, and powers.

Colossians 2:15

He defeated the rulers and powers of the spiritual world. With the cross he won the victory over them and led them away, as defeated and powerless prisoners for the whole world to see.

Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places.

Romans 8:38

Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God’s love—not death, life, angels, or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us—nothing in the whole created world—will ever be able to separate us from the love God has shown us in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Nehemiah 9:6

You are God. Lord, only you are God. You made the sky and the highest heavens and everything in them. You made the earth and everything on it. You made the seas and everything in them. You give life to everything. All the heavenly angels bow down and worship you.

John 1:10

The Word was already in the world. The world was made through him, but the world did not know him.

Romans 9:5

They are the descendants of our great fathers, and they are the earthly family of the Messiah, who is God over all things. Praise him forever! Amen.