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15 ) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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16 ) For 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:
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17 ) And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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18 ) And 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.
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19 ) For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell,
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20 ) And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself, by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.