He is
the invisible God's image,
firstborn of all creation.
In him,
all things were prepared,
in sky and on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers;
all were created through him and in him.
He is before all,
and all depend on him.
He is thehead of thebody,
of theassembly,
who is thebeginning,
firstborn from thedead,
that he may be in all,
having highest place.
In him it was pleasing for every fullness to dwell;
and through him to reconcile all in himself,
making peace through theblood of his cross,
whether for those that are on earth,
or those that are
in theskies.