Colossians 1:13-20

13a

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness

P Id Exp

God working through his Son

and transferred us to the kingdom of his 13b beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Id

15a He is the image of the invisible God, 15b the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and 16a invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-16b all things were created through him 16c and for him. 17a And he is before all things, 17b and in him all things hold together. 18a And he is the head of the body, the church. 18b He is the beginning, 18c [he is] the firstborn from the dead, 18d that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 20a For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things,

Exp BL Id
Who Christ is

S Id Exp Exp S S Ac Pur

P Ac L Mn G

20b whether on earth or in heaven, 20c making peace by the blood of his cross.

Notes
This passage points to Christ as the one through whom God chooses to work everything through, from creation to headship to being the firstborn. Recognizing Christ's deity and preeminence is key to understanding God's plan and purpose in the gospel and Paul sets the stage up for that.