^21 (A)far above ^(B)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above ^(C)every name that is named, not only in ^(D)this age but also in the one to come.

^9 (A)Therefore ^(B)God has ^(C)highly exalted him and bestowed on him ^(D)the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus ^(E)every knee should bow, ^(F)in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and ^(G)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is ^(H)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹⁰ and ^(A)you have been filled in him, who is ^(B)the head of all rule and authority.

²² who has gone into heaven and ^(A)is at the right hand of God, ^(B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

⁴ having become as much superior to angels as the name ^(A)he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

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.

¹² And there is ^(A)salvation ^(B)in no one else, for ^(C)there is no other ^(D)name under heaven given among men^[a] by which we must be saved.”

^15 (A)He disarmed the rulers and authorities^[a] and ^(B)put them to open shame, by ^(C)triumphing over them in him.^[b]