Colossians 1:14-19
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. 16 For 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. 17 And (I)he is before all things, and in him all things (J)hold together. 18 And (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. 19 For (N)in him all the (O)fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
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- 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.
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