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17 And He Himself is before all things, and all things have existence[a] in Him. 18 And He Himself is the head of the body, the church.

The Son Is First In Everything, Because God Reconciled All Things Through Him

... Who is the beginning[b], the firstborn from the dead, in order that He Himself might come-to-be holding-first-place in all things, 19 because the Father[c] was well-pleased that all the fullness[d] should dwell in Him

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:17 Or, hold-together.
  2. Colossians 1:18 Or, beginner (cause, source, founder); ruler.
  3. Colossians 1:19 Or, because all the fullness was well-pleased to dwell in Him and to reconcile.
  4. Colossians 1:19 That is, God in all His fullness.

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