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Colossians 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Colossians 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
16 For everything was created by him,(A)
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.(B)
17 He is before all things,(C)
and by him all things(D) hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
he is the beginning,(E)
the firstborn from the dead,(F)
so that he might come to have
first place in everything.
Colossians 1:16-18
New International Version
Colossians 1:16-18
New International Version
16 For in him all things were created:(A) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(B) all things have been created through him and for him.(C) 17 He is before all things,(D) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(E) of the body, the church;(F) he is the beginning and the firstborn(G) from among the dead,(H) so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Colossians 1:16-18
English Standard Version
Colossians 1:16-18
English Standard Version
16 For by[a] him all things were created, (A)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (B)thrones or (C)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (D)through him and for him. 17 And (E)he is before all things, and in him all things (F)hold together. 18 And (G)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (H)the beginning, (I)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
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- Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in
Colossians 1:16-18
New King James Version
Colossians 1:16-18
New King James Version
16 For (A)by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or (B)dominions or [a]principalities or [b]powers. All things were created (C)through Him and for Him. 17 (D)And He is before all things, and in Him (E)all things consist. 18 And (F)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (G)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
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- Colossians 1:16 rulers
- Colossians 1:16 authorities
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