Colossians 1:16

16 For [a]1by Him all things were created, 2both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 3thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -4all things have been created through Him and for Him.

Colossians 1:16 In-Context

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -all things have been created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Ephesians 1:10
  • 2. Ephesians 1:10
  • 3. Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 2:15
  • 4. John 1:3; Romans 11:36; 1 Corinthians 8:6

Footnotes 1

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