Colossians 1:13–20

13 He has rescued a us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom b of the Son c He loves. d 14 We have * redemption, e the forgiveness of sins, in Him.

The Centrality of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God, f

the firstborn over all creation. g h

16 For everything was created by Him, i

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. j

17 He is before all things, k

and by Him all things l hold together.

18 He is also the head of the body, the church;

He is the beginning, m

the firstborn from the dead, n

so that He might come to have

first place in everything.

19 For God was pleased to have

all His fullness o dwell in Him, p

20 and through Him to reconcile

everything to Himself

by making peace q

through the blood r of His cross s t—

whether things on earth or things in heaven.