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13 rescuing us from the power of the Darkness and transferring us to the realm of his beloved Son!
14 In him we enjoy our redemption, that is, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the likeness of the unseen God, born first before all the creation —
16 for it was by him that all things were created both in heaven and on earth, both the seen and the unseen, including Thrones, angelic Lords, celestial Powers and Rulers; all things have been created by him and for him;
17 he is prior to all, and all coheres in him.
18 Also, he is the head of the Body, that is, of the church, in virtue of his primacy as the first to be born from the dead — that gives him pre-eminence over all.
19 For it was in him that the divine Fulness willed to settle without limit,
20 and by him it willed to reconcile in his own person all on earth and in heaven alike, in a peace made by the blood of his cross.