Colossians 1:14-23

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Preeminence of Christ

¹⁵^(B)He is the image of ^(C)the invisible God, ^(D)the firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶For by^[a] him all things were created, ^(E)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether ^(F)thrones or ^(G)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created ^(H)through him and for him. ¹⁷And ^(I)he is before all things, and in him all things ^(J)hold together. ¹⁸And ^(K)he is the head of the body, the church. He is ^(L)the beginning, ^(M)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. ¹⁹For ^(N)in him all the ^(O)fullness of God was pleased to dwell, ²⁰and ^(P)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, ^(Q)making peace ^(R)by the blood of his cross.

²¹^(S)And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^(T)doing evil deeds, ²²he has now reconciled ^(U)in his body of flesh by his death, ^(V)in order to present you holy and blameless and ^(W)above reproach before him, ²³^(X)if indeed you continue in the faith, ^(Y)stable and steadfast, not shifting from ^(Z)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed ^(AA)in all creation^[b] under heaven, ^(AB)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.