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Colossians 1:17

Colossians 1:17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he is before all things,.... Not only in dignity, being preferable to angels and men in his nature, names, offices,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And he is before all things - As he must be, if he created all things. Those who regard this as referring to a moral…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Colossians 1:12-29

Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

he Emphatic in the Greek; He, and no other who could even seem to rival or obscure His sublime eminence.

is before all…