Colossians 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Colossians 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Colossians 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Colossians 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.”
Colossians 1:17 — World English Bible
Colossians 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. ”
Colossians 1:17 — American Standard Version
Colossians 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.”
Colossians 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Colossians 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him. ”
Colossians 1:17 — Darby Translation
Colossians 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee is before all things, and in him all things consist.”
Colossians 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Colossians 1:17 in Context — Colossians 1
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, 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 might have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
What Does Colossians 1:17 Mean?
Colossians 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Colossians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Colossians chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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