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


In Context

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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

16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

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

18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.