Colossians 1:14-19

English Standard Version

^14 (A)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Preeminence of Christ

^15 (B)He is the image of ^(C)the invisible God, ^(D)the firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶ For by^[a] him all things were created, ^(E)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether ^(F)thrones or ^(G)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created ^(H)through him and for him. ¹⁷ And ^(I)he is before all things, and in him all things ^(J)hold together. ¹⁸ And ^(K)he is the head of the body, the church. He is ^(L)the beginning, ^(M)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. ¹⁹ For ^(N)in him all the ^(O)fullness of God was pleased to dwell,