Colossians 1:13-18

13He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

16for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

17He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

18He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.