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Colossians 1:15-17
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The Firstborn of All Creation

15 [a]Who is the (A)image of the (B)invisible God, the (C)firstborn of all creation.
16 For [b](D)in Him all things were created, (E)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (F)thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—(G)all things have been created through Him and for Him.

17 And He [c](H)is before all things,
And in Him all things [d]hold together.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:15 vv 15-20 are formatted to show the chiastic structure of the poem
  2. Colossians 1:16 Or by
  3. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to
  4. Colossians 1:17 Or endure
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Colossians 1:15-17
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The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(A) of the invisible God,(B) the firstborn(C) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(D) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(E) all things have been created through him and for him.(F) 17 He is before all things,(G) and in him all things hold together.

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