And He is before all things, and in Him all
things consist. And He is the head of the
body, the church, who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead, that in all things He
may have the preeminence. For it pleased
the Father that in Him all the fullness
should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all
things to Himself, by Him, whether things
on earth or things in heaven, having made
peace through the blood of His cross.
NKJV Colossians 1: 17-20
