16 For by[a] him all things were created, (A)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (B)thrones or (C)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (D)through him and for him. 17 And (E)he is before all things, and in him all things (F)hold together. 18 And (G)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (H)the beginning, (I)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in

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