Berean Standard Bible
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
Still within the hymn of Colossians 1:15-20, Paul has declared Christ to be the agent and goal of creation. This verse adds two further claims that complete the first half of the hymn, before it turns to Christ as head of the church.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
World English Bible (WEB)
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
King James Version (KJV)
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y él es antes de todas las cosas, y por él todas las cosas subsisten:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cristo ya existía antes de todas las cosas y, por su poder, todas subsisten.
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