18 and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything, 19 because he was well pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by[a] making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:20 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“making peace”) which is understood as means