Col 1:16-19 | NASB | e4.org | For by Him all things were created , both in the heavens and on earth , visible and invisible , whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through Him and for Him.

‏ Colossians 1:16-19

16 For ^{▼▼ Or in
,} ^bby Him all things were created, ^c both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether ^dthrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— ^eall things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He ^{▼▼ Or has existed prior to
,} ^gis before all things, and in Him all things ^{▼▼ Or endure}hold together. 18 He is also ⁱhead of ^jthe body, the church; and He is ^kthe beginning, ^lthe firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For ^{▼▼ Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell}it was ⁿthe Father’s good pleasure for all ^othe ^{▼▼ I.e. fullness of deity}fullness to dwell in Him,