Colossians 1:16-17

New King James Version

¹⁶For ^(A)by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or ^(B)dominions or ^[a]principalities or ^[b]powers. All things were created ^(C)through Him and for Him. ¹⁷^(D)And He is before all things, and in Him ^(E)all things consist.

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Colossians 1:16 rulers
Colossians 1:16 authorities

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