Col 1:17, Tit 1:12, Heb 1:3 | ISV | STEP | He himself existed before all things, and by him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:17

17 He himself existed before all things, and by ^{▼▼Or in} him all things hold together.John 1:1, 3; 17:5; 1Cor 8:6

12 One of their very own prophets said,Acts 17:28

“Liars ever, men of Crete,

Savage brutes that live to eat.” ^{▼▼Epimenides (6^th to 5^th century BC)}

3 He is the reflection ^{▼▼Or radiance} of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest MajestyPs 110:1; John 1:4, 14; 14:9; 2Cor 4:4; Eph 1:20; Col 1:15, 17; Heb 7:27; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1Pet 3:22; Rev 4:11