Colossians
Colossians 1:17
17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | αὐτός | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| before | πρὸ | pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| all things | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| all things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| hold together | συνέστηκεν | synestēken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 1:3 · 1 Corinthians 8:6 · John 1:1–3 · John 17:5 · John 8:58 · Acts 17:28 · Revelation 1:8 · Colossians 1:15 · Psalm 75:3 · Proverbs 8:22–23 · Isaiah 44:6 · Isaiah 43:11–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.