13 He has rescued(A) us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom(B) of the Son(C) he loves.(D) 14 In him we have redemption,[a] the forgiveness of sins.

The Centrality of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God,(E)
the firstborn over all creation.(F)
16 For everything was created by him,(G)
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.(H)
17 He is before all things,(I)
and by him all things(J) hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
he is the beginning,(K)
the firstborn from the dead,(L)
so that he might come to have
first place in everything.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:14 Other mss add through his blood

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