Colossians 1:13-20

Christian Standard Bible

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.
¹⁹ For God was pleased to have
all his fullness^(M) dwell in him,^(N)
20 and through him to reconcile
everything to himself,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace^(O)
through his blood,^(P) shed on the cross.^[b](Q)