12 Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.

13 Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

15 who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created

17 And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.