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Colossians 1:15-16
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The Preeminence of Christ

15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by[a] him all things were created, (D)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (E)thrones or (F)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (G)through him and for him.

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  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in
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Colossians 2:9
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9 For (A)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells (B)bodily,

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