17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together.

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17 And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.](A)

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17 He existed before anything else,
    and he holds all creation together.

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17 And kai he autos is eimi before pro all pas things , and kai in en him autos all pas things ho hold synistēmi together .

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