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16 For [a](A)in Him all things were created, (B)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (C)thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—(D)all things have been created through Him and for Him.

17 And He [b](E)is before all things,
And in Him all things [c]hold together.
18 And He is the (F)head of (G)the body, the church;
Who is (H)the beginning, (I)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
19 For in Him [d]all (J)the fullness of God (K)was pleased to dwell,

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  1. Colossians 1:16 Or by
  2. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to
  3. Colossians 1:17 Or endure
  4. Colossians 1:19 Or God was pleased for all the fullness to dwell