Colossians 1:15-20

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God,^(A)
the firstborn over all creation.^[a](B)
16 For everything was created by Him,^(C)
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.^(D)
17 He is before all things,^(E)
and by Him all things^(F) hold together.
¹⁸ He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,^(G)
the firstborn from the dead,^(H)
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
¹⁹ For God was pleased to have
all His fullness^(I) dwell in Him,^(J)
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace^(K)
through the blood^(L) of His cross^[b](M)—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.