Colossians 1:13-17
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 14We have ▼▼redemption/redeemed: The deliverance from bondage by a payment or ransom (Mk 10:45; 1Pe 1:18-19)
redemption, ▼▼Other mss add through His blood
the forgiveness of sins, in Him. The Centrality of Christ
15 He is the image of the invisible God, gthe firstborn over all creation. ▼
▼The One who is preeminent over all creation
,
i 16 For everything was created by Him, j
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. k
17 He is before all things, l
and by Him all things m hold together.
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