Verse Comparison: Colossians 1:17
American Standard Version
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Amplified® Bible
And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together).
Contemporary English Version
God's Son was before all else, and by him everything is held together.
Darby English Version
And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
Good News Bible
Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place.
International Standard Version
He himself existed before all things, and by him all things hold together.
King James Version
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
New American Standard Bible
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
New International Version
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
New King James Version
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He existed before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Young's Literal Translation
and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.