13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, |
14 in whom we have redemption,5 1:14 A few late manuscripts redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins. |
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. |
16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. |
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. |
18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. |
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, |
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. |
