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


In Context

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

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

18 And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:

19 Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;

Colossians 1:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:17and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:17and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.