Colossians 1:17
ContextNET © | He himself is before all things and all things are held together 1 in him. |
NIV © | He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. |
NASB © | He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. |
NLT © | He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together. |
MSG © | He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. |
BBE © | He is before all things, and in him all things have being. |
NRSV © | He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. |
NKJV © | And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. |
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NET © | He himself is before all things and all things are held together 1 in him. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here. |