Colossians 1:12-18

¹²Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. ¹⁴In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. ¹⁵Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. ¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. ¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. ¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.