Colossians 1:15-18

CAB(i) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, 16 because by Him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things are held together. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He may have the preeminence,