NET
KJV
17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
ASV
17. and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
ESV
17. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
ERVEN
17. He was there before anything was made. And all things continue because of him.
NLT
17. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.
WEB
17. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
NLV
17. Christ was before all things. All things are held together by Him.
HCSB
17. He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.
YLT
17. and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
LITV
17. And He is before all things, and all things have subsisted in Him.
RV
17. and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
NCV
17. He was there before anything was made, and all things continue because of him.
MKJV
17. And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
AKJV
17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
LXXEN
KJV
17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
AMP
17. And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). [Prov. 8:22-31.]
KJVP
17. And G2532 CONJ he G846 P-NSM is G2076 V-PXI-3S before G4253 PREP all things G3956 A-GPM , and G2532 CONJ by G1722 PREP him G3588 T-NPN all things G3956 A-NPN consist G4921 V-RAI-3S .
YLT
17. and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
ASV
17. and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
WEB
17. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
NASB
17. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
ESV
17. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
RV
17. and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
RSV
17. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
NKJV
17. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
MKJV
17. And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
AKJV
17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
NRSV
17. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
NIV
17. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
NIRV
17. Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together.
NLT
17. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.
MSG
17. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment.
GNB
17. Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place.
NET
17. He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
ERVEN
17. He was there before anything was made. And all things continue because of him.