1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, ¹  whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together ²  in him.

1:18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn ³  from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things. ⁴ 

1:19 For God ⁵  was pleased to have all his ⁶  fullness dwell ⁷  in the Son ⁸ 

1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, ⁹  whether things on earth or things in heaven.