Parallel Bible results for "colossians 1:15-17"

Colossians 1:15-17

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15 Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things.
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers, and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him.
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
17 Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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