Colossians 1:17

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He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

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  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made and through whom we live.
  • John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.
  • Rev 1:8 : 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the One who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • Prov 8:22-23 : 22 The LORD created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old. 23 From eternity I was established, from the beginning, before the origins of the earth.
  • Isa 44:6 : 6 This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and His Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'I am the first, and I am the last; apart from 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 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being that has come into existence.
  • Isa 43:11-13 : 11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from Me there is no Savior. 12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'that I am God.' 13 Even from eternity I am He; none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?
  • John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
  • Acts 17:28 : 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
  • Ps 75:3 : 3 When I choose the appointed time, I will judge with fairness.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
  • John 5:17-18 : 17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.' 18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Col 1:15-16
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    15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

    16For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for 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.

    2He was in the beginning with God.

    3All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being that has come into existence.

    4In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.

  • Col 1:18-20
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    84%

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

    19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

    20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.

  • Heb 1:1-3
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    76%

    1Long ago, at many times and in various ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets.

    2But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He also created the universe.

    3The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

  • 1 Cor 8:6
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    6Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made and through whom we live.

  • Eph 1:20-23
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    20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

    21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

    22And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,

    23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

  • Rom 11:36
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    36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

  • Eph 3:9
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    9and to bring to light for everyone the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,

  • John 1:10
    74%

    10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

  • Col 2:9-10
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    9For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.

    10And you have been made complete in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

  • Eph 1:10
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    10for the administration of the fullness of the times, to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth—in Him.

  • John 1:15
    73%

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • Heb 1:10
    73%

    10'In the beginning, Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.'

  • Gen 1:1
    71%

    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Heb 11:3
    71%

    3By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

  • 1 Cor 1:30
    71%

    30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • 1 John 1:1
    71%

    1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have observed and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life—

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

  • 2 Cor 1:20
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    20For as many promises as God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.

  • 1 Cor 15:27-28
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    27For He has put everything under His feet. Now when it says that 'everything' has been put under Him, it is clear that this does not include God Himself, who put everything under Christ.

    28When everything is subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One who subjected everything to Him, so that God may be all in all.

  • Rom 1:20
    70%

    20For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

  • 1 Pet 1:20
    70%

    20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

  • Eph 4:6
    70%

    6one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.

  • John 1:30
    70%

    30This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”

  • Eph 3:11
    70%

    11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Luke 1:1
    70%

    1Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the things that have been fulfilled among us,

  • Col 2:3
    70%

    3In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Eph 4:10
    70%

    10The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.

  • Heb 4:13
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    13Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.

  • Heb 3:4
    70%

    4For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
    69%

    3His divine power has granted us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

  • Heb 13:8
    69%

    8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

  • Eph 1:17
    69%

    17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.

  • Heb 2:10
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    10For it was fitting for Him—for whom and through whom everything exists—to bring many sons to glory by making the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5That in every way you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge,

  • Eph 1:8
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    8which He lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding.

  • 2 Cor 5:18
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    18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: