Colossians 1:15-18 (New American Standard)
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aHe is the 1image of the 2invisible God, the 3firstborn of all creation.
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For b4by Him all things were created, 5both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 6thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -7all things have been created through Him and for Him.
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He c8is before all things, and in Him all things dhold together.
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He is also 9head of 10the body, the church ; and He is 11the beginning, 12the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
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a.
Colossians 1:15 - Lit "Who is"
b.
Colossians 1:16 - Or "in"
c.
Colossians 1:17 - Or "has existed prior to"
d.
Colossians 1:17 - Or "endure"