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16 for in[a] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him.

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  1. 1.16 Or by

36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.(A)

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All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being(A)

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yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.(A)

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10 It was fitting that God,[a] for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.(A)

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  1. 2.10 Gk he

11 Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.(A)

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but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,[a] whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.(A)

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  1. 1.2 Or the Son

10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.(A)

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24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
    who formed you in the womb:
I am the Lord, who made all things,
    who alone stretched out the heavens,
    who by myself spread out the earth;(A)

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The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even the wicked for the day of trouble.(A)

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10 And,

“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;(A)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like clothing;(B)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
    and like clothing[a] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
    and your years will never end.”

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  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing

The Supremacy of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,(A)

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10 and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.(A)

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20 God[a] put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,[b](A) 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.(B)

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  1. 1.20 Gk He
  2. 1.20 Gk heavenlies

Yet Jesus[a] is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.(A) (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)(B)

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  1. 3.3 Gk this one

and to make everyone see[a] what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[b] God, who created all things,(A) 10 so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.[c](B)

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  1. 3.9 Other ancient authorities read to bring to light
  2. 3.9 Or by
  3. 3.10 Gk heavenlies

21     the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.(A)

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25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)
26 They will perish, but you endure;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away,(B)
27     but you are the same, and your years have no end.(C)

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39 So acknowledge today and take to heart that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.(A)

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20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.(A)

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10 so that at the name given to Jesus
    every knee should bend,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(A)

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22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.(A)

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15 He disarmed[a] the rulers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in it.(A)

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  1. 2.15 Or divested himself of

12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A)

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  1. 6.12 Other ancient authorities read your
  2. 6.12 Gk lacks present
  3. 6.12 Gk heavenlies

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing,

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”(A)

14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

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