KJV King James Version
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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John 1:3
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
WEB World English Bible
All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
ASV American Standard Version
All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.
Surrounding context — John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
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Colossians 1:16-17For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:1 Corinthians 8:6But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.John 1:10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.Hebrews 1:2-3Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;Isaiah 45:18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.Isaiah 45:12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.Psalm 102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Hebrews 3:3-4For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.Hebrews 1:10-12And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:Ephesians 3:9And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:John 5:17-19But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
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