ASV: and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

BBE: He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

DBY: And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

KJV: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

WEY: And HE IS before all things and in and through Him the universe is a harmonious whole.

WBS: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

WEB: He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

YLT: and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
