¹⁶ for in^[a] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. ¹⁷ He himself is before all things, and in^[b] him all things hold together.

¹² singing with full voice,

The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.^{(A) 2} He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being^(B)

who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it: “There will be no more delay,^(A)

⁷ He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”^(A)

⁹ They sing a new song:

Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

1 When God began to create^[a] the heavens and the earth,^(A)