11 translations · Greek
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
Colossians 1:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
- KJV King James Version
- For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because all things were created in Him, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,
- DBY Darby Translation
- because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐκτίσθη | ektisthē | were created | G2936 κτίζω to create |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πάντα | panta | all things | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἐν | en | [things] in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | heaven | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὁρατὰ | horata | visible | G3707 ὁρατός visible |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀόρατα | aorata | invisible | G517 ἀόρατος invisible |
| εἴτε | eite | whether | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| θρόνοι | thronoi | thrones | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| εἴτε | eite | or | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| κυριότητες | kyriotētes | dominions | G2963 κυριότης lordship |
| εἴτε | eite | or | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| ἀρχαὶ | archai | rulers | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| εἴτε | eite | or | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| ἐξουσίαι | exousiai | authorities | G1849 ἐξουσία authority |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πάντα | panta | All things | G3956 πᾶς all |
| δι’ | di’ | through | G1223 διά through/because of |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| εἰς | eis | for | G1519 εἰς toward |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἔκτισται | ektistai | were created | G2936 κτίζω to create |
Related verses
- Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
- John 1:3
All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6
yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
- Hebrews 2:10
For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
- Hebrews 1:2
has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
- Ephesians 1:10
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
- Proverbs 16:4
Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- Isaiah 44:24
Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
- Hebrews 1:10–12
And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands. They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does. You will roll them up like a mantle, and they will be changed; but you are the same. Your years will not fail.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Read all of Colossians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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