Colossians 1:17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
In other versions
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
ASV
He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
BBE
And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
DBY
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
WEB
and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
YLT
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
ENG
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
WBT
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
BSB
In context
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For 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:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;