Colossians 1:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
He is beforeπρὸ
(pro)
4253: beforea prim. preposition
allπάντων
(pantōn)
3956: all, everya prim. word
things, and in Him all thingsπάντα
(panta)
3956: all, everya prim. word
hold together.συνέστηκεν
(sunestēken)
4921: to commend, establish, stand near, consistfrom sun and histémi


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
αυτος  personal pronoun - nominative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
εστιν  verb - present indicative - third person singular
esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
προ  preposition
pro  pro:  fore, i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to -- above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.
παντων  adjective - genitive plural masculine
pas  pas:  apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
τα  definite article - nominative plural neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
παντα  adjective - nominative plural neuter
pas  pas:  apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
αυτω  personal pronoun - dative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
συνεστηκεν  verb - perfect active indicative - third person singular
sunistao  soon-is-tah'-o, :  to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to constitute
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.

International Standard Version
He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together.

NET Bible
He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he is The One who is before all, and all things exist by him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He existed before everything and holds everything together.

King James 2000 Bible
And he is before all things, and by him all things are held together.
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