Colossians 1:16

The Preeminence of Christ

¹⁶ For by ₁ him all things were created, _l in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether _m thrones or _n dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created _o through him and for him.

1. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:10
   As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
   
2. Cross References
   Ezekiel 10:1
   Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne.
   
3. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:21
   Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
   
4. Cross References
   Romans 11:36
   For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
   1 Corinthians 8:6
   Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.