^3 (A)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him ^[a]not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

⁶ yet for us ^(A)there is only one God, ^(B)the Father, ^(C)from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and ^(D)one Lord, Jesus Christ, ^(E)by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

¹⁶ for ^[a](A)by Him all things were created, ^(B)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether ^(C)thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—^(D)all things have been created through Him and for Him.