1:15 1 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn 2 over all creation, 3
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, 4 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 5 in him.
1:18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn 6 from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things. 7
1:19 For God 8 was pleased to have all his 9 fullness dwell 10 in the Son 11
1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, 12 whether things on earth or things in heaven.