JW's: Did Jesus create all things?

Question

I have been looking through your version of the Bible and I am curious if you interpret the following verses to mean Jesus created all things?

Colossians 1:15-17
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist,

Answer 1

Yes.

And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Ex. 3:14

Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8:58

Answer 2

Jesus helped create all things THROUGH God. So since Jesus did not create God himself, he helped in creating all "other" things.

Certainly it is not wrong from a GRAMMATICAL viewpoint to add "other" as the NWT has done at Col. 1:16, 17 (and the LB and the NAB have done with "else" at Col. 1:17) and so many TRINITARIAN translators have done in other similar situations.

For instance:

The highly regarded NASB (and NEB; REB; NIV; JB; NJB; NKJV; ETRV; BBE; NLV; MKJV; MLB; Darby; Beck; and Young’s) translate Is. 45:14 - "There is no OTHER God." The word "other" is not in the Hebrew OT manuscripts and has been ADDED by the translators (and rightly so)! The NWT renders it "there is no [other] God." RSV and NRSV have also added "other" and also another, similar phrase: "there is no OTHER, no god besides him."

And we find NEB; REB; NJB; NAB (‘91); GNB; and LB (for example) have honestly added "other" at Ezek. 31:5 to show that a certain tree towered above "all other trees" whereas KJV, NASB, RSV (for example) have it towering "above all trees." Since it does not tower above ITSELF, the Bible writer obviously excluded it from the phrase "all trees" (even though it is also a tree itself and a part of "all trees") just as Col. 1:16 excludes Jesus from all other things. -RDB

Answer 3

According to Proverbs 8:22-30 he was the master worker of God almighty,

Proverbs 8:22-30 "Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago.
23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth.
24 When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, when there were no springs heavily charged with water.
25 Before the mountains themselves had been settled down, ahead of the hills, I was brought forth as with labor pains,
26 when as yet he had not made the earth and the open spaces and the first part of the dust masses of the productive land.
27 When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he decreed a circle upon the face of the watery deep,
28 when he made firm the cloud masses above, when he caused the fountains of the watery deep to be strong,
29 when he set for the sea his decree that the waters themselves should not pass beyond his order, when he decreed the foundations of the earth,
30 then I came to be beside him as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day, I being glad before him all the time,
31 being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men.

this is beatiful how Jesus Christ was helping Jehovah in the creation process, Jesus Christ the master worker and Jehovah the Architect.

Answer 4

That one is good, but I like John 1:1-3,14 better. Yes, Jesus created all things.

Answer 5

It says Jesus is part of creation and was the tool through which the rest of creation came into existence.

Wow! I looked at the KJV and it also says that Jesus is a creature. That's a pretty strong verse against the divinity of Jesus.

Answer 6

Yes, He really said this.

Answer 7

great Scripture

Answer 8

NO GOD did.