Colossians 1:13–23

¹³He ^dhas delivered us from ^ethe domain of darkness and transferred us to ^fthe kingdom of ^ghis beloved Son, ^14hin whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Preeminence of Christ

¹⁵ⁱHe is the image of ^jthe invisible God, ^kthe firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶For by⁶ him all things were created, ^lin heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether ^mthrones or ⁿdominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created ^othrough him and for him. ¹⁷And ^phe is before all things, and in him all things ^qhold together. ¹⁸And ^rhe is the head of the body, the church. He is ^sthe beginning, ^tthe firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. ¹⁹For ^uin him all the ^vfullness of God was pleased to dwell, ²⁰and ^wthrough him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, ^xmaking peace ^yby the blood of his cross.

^21zAnd you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^adoing evil deeds, ²²he has now reconciled ^bin his body of flesh by his death, ^cin order to present you holy and blameless and ^dabove reproach before him, ^23eif indeed you continue in the faith, ^fstable and steadfast, not shifting from ^gthe hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed ^hin all creation⁷ under heaven, ⁱand of which I, Paul, became a minister.