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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