Colossians 1:15-19 The Centrality of JesusThe Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁵ The Centrality of JesusThe Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶ For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. ¹⁷ He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together. ¹⁸ He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything. ¹⁹ For God was pleased to have all of his divine essence inhabit him.