Colossians 1:17
Colossians 1:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Colossians 1:17 New International Version (NIV)
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:15-18 The Message (MSG)
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
Colossians 1:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17 New Century Version (NCV)
He was there before anything was made, and all things continue because of him.
Colossians 1:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Colossians 1:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.] [Prov 8:22-31]
Colossians 1:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.