Colossians 1:15-20Amplified Bible (AMP)15 [Now] He is the [a ]exact likeness ofthe unseen God [the visiblerepresentation of the invisible]; He is theFirstborn of all creation.16 For it was in Him that all things werecreated, in heaven and on earth, thingsseen and things unseen, whetherthrones, dominions, rulers, orauthorities; all things were created andexist through Him [by His service,intervention] and in and for Him.17 And He Himself existed before allthings, and in Him all things consist(cohere, are held together).18 He also is the Head of [His] body, thechurch; seeing He is the Beginning, theFirstborn from among the dead, so thatHe alone in everything and in everyrespect might occupy the chief place[stand first and be preeminent].19 For it has pleased [the Father] that allthe divine fullness (the sum total of thedivine perfection, powers, andattributes) should dwell in Him [b]permanently.20 And God purposed that through ([c]bythe service, the intervention of) Him [theSon] all things should be completelyreconciled [d ]back to Himself, whetheron earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of theblood of His cross. Hebrews 1:3 Amplified Bible (AMP) 3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [a ]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
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