He was with God in the beginning.(A)
All things were created(B) through Him,(C)
and apart from Him not one thing was created
that has been created.

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yet for us there is one God, the Father.(A)
All things are from Him,(B)
and we exist for Him.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ.
All things are through Him,
and we exist through Him.(C)

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The Centrality of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God,(A)
the firstborn over all creation.[a](B)
16 For everything was created by Him,(C)
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.(D)
17 He is before all things,(E)
and by Him all things(F) hold together.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:15 The One who is preeminent over all creation

In these last days,(A) He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe[a](B) through Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:2 Lit ages

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