Colossians 1:15-17

International Standard Version

¹⁵ The Son^[a] is the image of the invisible God,
    the firstborn over all creation.
¹⁶ For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created,
    things visible and invisible,
        whether they are kings,^[b] lords, rulers, or powers.
All things have been created through him and for him.
¹⁷ He himself existed before anything else did,
    and he holds all things together.