17 And (A)he is before all things, and in him all things (B)hold together.

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

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He is the radiance of the glory of God and (A)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. (B)After making purification for sins, (C)he sat down (D)at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(A) and the exact representation of his being,(B) sustaining all things(C) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(D) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(E)

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yet (A)for us there is one God, the Father, (B)from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and (C)one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and (D)through whom we exist.

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yet for us there is but one God,(A) the Father,(B) from whom all things came(C) and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord,(D) Jesus Christ, through whom all things came(E) and through whom we live.

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28 for

(A)“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;[a]

as even some of (B)your own poets have said,

“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:28 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
  2. Acts 17:28 From Aratus's poem “Phainomena”

28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](A) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]

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  1. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus

And now, Father, (A)glorify me in your own presence with the glory (B)that I had with you (C)before the world existed.

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And now, Father, glorify me(A) in your presence with the glory I had with you(B) before the world began.(C)

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58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (A)I am.”

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58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(A) I am!”(B)

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The Word Became Flesh

(A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D) Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E)

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The Preeminence of Christ

15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation.

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The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(A) of the invisible God,(B) the firstborn(C) over all creation.

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17 (A)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But (B)he laid his right hand on me, (C)saying, “Fear not, (D)I am the first and the last,

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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(A) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(B) and said: “Do not be afraid.(C) I am the First and the Last.(D)

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(A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, (B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(A) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(B) the Almighty.”(C)

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Besides Me There Is No God

Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
    and (A)his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(B)“I am the first and I am the last;
    besides me there is no god.

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The Lord, Not Idols

“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King(A) and Redeemer,(B) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;(C)
    apart from me there is no God.(D)

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22 (A)“The Lord (B)possessed[a] me at the beginning of his work,[b]
    the first of his acts (C)of old.
23 Ages ago I was (D)set up,
    at the first, (E)before the beginning of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or fathered; Septuagint created
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Hebrew way

22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

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  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work

When the earth (A)totters, and all its inhabitants,
    it is I who keep steady its (B)pillars. Selah

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When the earth and all its people quake,(A)
    it is I who hold its pillars(B) firm.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.