New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:15-16

15 1He is the 2image of the 3invisible God, the 4firstborn of all creation.

16For 5 6by Him all things were created, 7both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 8thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--9all things have been created through Him and for Him.

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Notes

1. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
2. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
3. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
4. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩
5. Colossians 1:16 Or in ↩
6. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
7. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
8. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:20f; Col 2:15 ↩
9. Colossians 1:16 John 1:3; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 8:6 ↩

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