And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Colossians 1:17 · retained source text
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
1611 marginal note1.Cor. 8.6. ioh. 1.3.
KJV dictionary & concordance
consist
Meaning of “consist”
To subsist, hold together, or remain established.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
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First occurrence: Colossians 1:17
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Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗To subsist; to remain fixed.