13. God made us free from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
14. The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness.
15. No one has seen God, but Jesus is exactly like him. Christ ranks higher than all the things that have been made.
16. Through his power all things were made—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, all powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ.
17. Christ was there before anything was made. And all things continue because of him.