爱子耶稣

¹³For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, ¹⁴who purchased our freedom#1:14 Some manuscripts add with his blood. and forgave our sins. ¹⁵Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,#1:15 Or He is the firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶for through him God created everythingin the heavenly realms and on earth.He made the things we can seeand 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. ¹⁷He existed before anything else,and he holds all creation together. ¹⁸Christ is also the head of the church,which is his body.He is the beginning,supreme over all who rise from the dead.#1:18 Or the firstborn from the dead.So he is first in everything. ¹⁹For God in all his fullnesswas pleased to live in Christ,