Revelation 2:8 calls Christ the First and the Last, who also died and rose — reinforcing His eternal nature and sustaining power.

1 Corinthians 8:6 echoes that all things exist through Christ, reinforcing His role as both creator and sustainer of all.

Acts 17:28 echoes that all life depends on God: 'in him we live and move and have our being' — parallel to Christ sustaining all things.

John 17:5 speaks of Christ's glory with the Father before the world began—this verse similarly affirms He is before all things.

John 8:58 records Jesus saying 'before Abraham was, I am'—here Christ's existence before all things echoes that divine self-identification.

Hebrews 1:3 directly states Christ 'upholds the universe by the word of his power' — a clear parallel to 'all things hold together'.

John 1:1-3 affirms the Word existed in the beginning and created all things—this verse declares Christ's preexistence and sustaining role.

Revelation 1:11 has Christ declare Himself the First and the Last — directly paralleling His being 'before all things' in Colossians.

In Revelation 1:17, Christ says 'I am the First and the Last' — echoing His preexistence and primacy over all things.

Isaiah 44:6 declares Yahweh is the first and last, no other God—here Christ is placed in that same position of eternal priority.

Isaiah 43:11-13 declares Yahweh alone is eternal and sovereign—Colossians 1:17 attributes the same eternal preexistence and sustaining power to Christ.

Proverbs 8:23 says Wisdom was formed at the beginning—this verse instead asserts Christ is before all things, emphasizing His uncreated nature.

Proverbs 8:22 describes Wisdom as brought forth as the first of God's works—contrasting with Christ's uncreated, eternal preexistence stated here.

Psalm 75:3 has God say He keeps the earth's pillars steady — a direct parallel to Christ 'holding together' all things.

In Hebrews 2:10, everything exists through God, a concept applied to Christ in Colossians 1:17, showing his sustaining power.

Revelation 4:11 praises God for creating all things by His will, mirroring Christ's role in sustaining all things in Colossians.

In Hebrews 1:2, God made the universe through His Son, directly confirming Christ’s role as Creator in Colossians 1:17.

In John 1:15, John the Baptist declares Christ’s preexistence, affirming the “before all things” statement in Colossians 1:17.

In John 1:3, all things are made through Christ, directly supporting the creative agency implied in Colossians 1:17.

In Jeremiah 51:15, God’s power and wisdom create the world, paralleling Christ’s sustaining role in Colossians 1:17.

In Isaiah 44:24, the Lord alone creates all things, reinforcing the divine creative role attributed to Christ in Colossians 1:17.

Nehemiah 9:6 says God 'preserves them all' — directly paralleling Christ's role of holding all things together.

In Ephesians 3:9, God creates all things, aligning with the creative role Christ holds in Colossians 1:17 within the divine plan.

1 Chronicles 16:30 declares the world 'established' and unmoved by God, similar to Christ holding all things together.