Colossians 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 8:6 : 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
Rev 1:8 : 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Col 1:15 : 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
Heb 1:3 : 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Prov 8:22-23 : 22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
John 1:1-3 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
Isa 43:11-13 : 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange [god] among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God. 13 Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?
John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Acts 17:28 : 28 for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, {G3427} Fear not; I am the first and the last,
Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
Ps 75:3 : 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. {H5542}
Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.
John 5:17-18 : 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work. 18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send [it] to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived [again]:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Col 1:15-16
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15who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
16for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
John 1:1-4
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84%
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Col 1:18-20
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18And 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.
19For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell;
20and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.
Heb 1:1-3
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1God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
2hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;
3who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
1 Cor 8:6
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6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
Eph 1:20-23
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20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly [places],
21far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
23which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Rom 11:36
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36For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him [be] the glory for ever. Amen.
Eph 3:9
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9and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;
John 1:10
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10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
Col 2:9-10
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9for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
10and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
Eph 1:10
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10unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, [I say,]
John 1:15
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15John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.
Heb 1:10
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10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:
Gen 1:1
71%
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Heb 11:3
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3By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
1 Cor 1:30
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30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
1 John 1:1
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1That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
Eph 1:3
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3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
2 Cor 1:20
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20For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
1 Cor 15:27-28
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27For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, {G3754} All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.
28And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.
Rom 1:20
70%
20For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, [even] his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
1 Pet 1:20
70%
20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,
Eph 4:6
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6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in {G5213} all.
John 1:30
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30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.
Eph 3:11
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11according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Luke 1:1
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1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
Col 2:3
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3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
Eph 4:10
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10He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Heb 4:13
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13And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Heb 3:4
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4For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.
2 Pet 1:3
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3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
Heb 13:8
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8Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
Eph 1:17
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17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Heb 2:10
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10For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
1 Cor 1:5
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5that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;
Eph 1:8
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8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
2 Cor 5:18
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18But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through {G2424} Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;