Colossians 1:13-20

Lamsa(i) 13 And has delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us to the kingdom of his beloved Son: 14 By whom we have obtained salvation and forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, and the first-born of every creature: 16 And through him were created all things that are in heaven, and on earth, visible and invisible; whether imperial thrones, or lordships, or angelic orders, or dominions, all things were in his hand and were created by him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things are sustained. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: for he is the beginning, the firstfruits of the resurrection from the dead; that in all things he might be the first; 19 For it pleased God to complete all things in him; 20 And by his hand to reconcile everything to himself; and through his blood shed on the cross made peace both for those who dwell on earth and for those who dwell in heaven.