Colossians 1:15-20
English Standard Version
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. 17 And (H)he is before all things, and in him all things (I)hold together. 18 And (J)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (K)the beginning, (L)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For (M)in him all the (N)fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and (O)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, (P)making peace (Q)by the blood of his cross.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Bible Gateway Recommends
![ESV Student Study Bible, TruTone, Sky Blue with Ivy Design](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/561931.jpg)
![4.5 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars45.png?6efa2717)
![ESV Large Print Value Thinline Bible--imitation leather, river stone](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/591938.jpg)
![4.0 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars40.png?6efa2717)
![ESV Premium Gift Bible--soft leather-look, charcoal with crown design](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/568756.jpg)
![5.0 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars50.png?6efa2717)
![ESV Study Bible, Large Print, Genuine Leather, Black](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/cbd/f108/544316.jpg)
![4.5 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars45.png?6efa2717)