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 Ele é a imagem do Deus invisível, o primogênito de toda a criação;

16 porque nele foram criadas todas as coisas que há nos céus e na terra, visíveis e invisíveis, sejam tronos, sejam domínios, sejam governos, sejam autoridades; todas as coisas foram criadas por ele e para ele.

17 Ele existe antes de todas as coisas, e nele todas as coisas se mantêm.

18 E ele é a cabeça do corpo, da Igreja; ele é o princípio [e] o primogênito dentre os mortos, para que tenha a primazia entre todos.

19 Pois foi do agrado [do Pai] que toda a plenitude habitasse nele;

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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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