Colossians 1:15-19

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:15 -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:15 NIV -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:16 -- For by him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Illustration of Colossians 1:16 -- For by him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Illustration of Colossians 1:17 -- He [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Illustration of Colossians 1:18 -- He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Illustration of Colossians 1:15 -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:17 NIV -- He [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:18 NIV -- He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Illustration of Colossians 1:19-20 -- For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace with his blood, shed on the cross.

Illustration of Colossians 1:16 NLT & Jude 1:6 NLT -- Through him [Jesus] God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:19-20 -- For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace with his blood, shed on the cro