1:15 6 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn 7 over all creation, 8
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, 9 whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.
1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together 10 in him.
1:18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn 11 from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things. 12
1:19 For God 13 was pleased to have all his 14 fullness dwell 15 in the Son 16
1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, 17 whether things on earth or things in heaven.