Colossians 1:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him– all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers– all things were created through him and for him.

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  • Rom 11:36 : 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
  • John 1:3 : 3 All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
  • Isa 44:24 : 24 The Lord Empowers Cyrus This is what the LORD, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb:“I am the LORD, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,
  • Eph 1:10 : 10 toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
  • Heb 2:10 : 10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
  • 1 Chr 29:11 : 11 O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You, LORD, have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
  • Prov 16:4 : 4 The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  • Heb 1:10-12 : 10 And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment, 12 and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out.”
  • Col 2:10 : 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
  • Col 2:15 : 15 Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
  • Ps 102:25-27 : 25 In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork. 26 They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear. 27 But you remain; your years do not come to an end.
  • Eph 3:9-9 : 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things. 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 The Supremacy of Christ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
  • Col 1:20 : 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross– through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
  • Eph 6:12 : 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
  • Heb 3:3-4 : 3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself! 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
  • 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
  • Rev 5:13-14 : 13 Then I heard every creature– in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them– singing:“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures were saying“Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground and worshiped.
  • Phil 2:10 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth–
  • Eph 1:20-21 : 20 This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms 21 far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
  • Isa 40:9-9 : 9 Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don’t be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah,“Here is your God!” 10 Look, the Sovereign LORD comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him. 11 Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along. 12 The Lord is Incomparable Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?
  • Isa 43:21 : 21 the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”
  • Deut 4:39 : 39 Today realize and carefully consider that the LORD is God in heaven above and on earth below– there is no other!
  • Rom 8:38 : 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,

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