Colossians 1:16-18

Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ For by Him all things were created—
    in heaven and on earth,
    the seen and the unseen,
    whether thrones or angelic powers
    or rulers or authorities.
All was created through Him and for Him.
¹⁷ He exists before everything,
    and in Him all holds together.
¹⁸ He is the head of the body, His community.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead—
    so that He might come to have first place in all things.