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Colossians 1:17

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He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He is before all things,

and by him all things hold together.

NLTNew Living Translation

He existed before anything else,

and he holds all creation together.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together,

KJV 1900King James Version

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.