Colossians 1:12-20
Chapter 1
12
giving thanks to the Father, who has empowered us to receive our portion in the inheritance of the saints in light.
13
He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.
14
In him, we are redeemed and forgiven.
15
Christ, Savior and Firstborn of All Creation
He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
16
For, in him, all things were created:
Things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible:
Thrones, rulers, authorities, powers.
All was made through him and for him.
17
He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
18
He is the head of the body,
the Church, he is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
that he himself might be preeminent
in everything.
19
For God was pleased to dwell fully in him.
20
Through him, God chose to reconcile all things to himself,
and through his blood shed on the cross,
God establishes peace on earth and in heaven.