² Remember how the Lord your God led^(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test^(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. ³ He humbled^(C) you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna,^(D) which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach^(E) you that man does not live on bread^(F) alone but on every word that comes from the mouth^(G) of the Lord.^(H)

¹⁶ For in him all things were created:^(A) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;^(B) all things have been created through him and for him.^{(C) 17} He is before all things,^(D) and in him all things hold together.