Cross references

Colossians 1:16

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.

Colossians 1:16 BSB

Colossians 1:16 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 26 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 11:36 (91 votes) and John 1:3 (80 votes). 51 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 5.

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Which verses does Colossians 1:16 point to?

The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 11:3691 votes

    For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

  2. John 1:380 votes

    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

  3. yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

  4. Hebrews 2:1048 votes

    In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

  5. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

  6. Hebrews 1:236 votes

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

  7. as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

  8. The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  9. Isaiah 44:2433 votes

    Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,

  10. And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. …

  11. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

  12. Isaiah 43:2119 votes
  13. 1 Peter 3:2213 votes

Which verses point to Colossians 1:16?

The 10 strongest of 51.