Colossians 1:16
Colossians 1 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Colossians 1:16 in the NABRE onlineFor in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.
Reflection
All things were created by him and for him — not just through him. The for him is the part that gives purpose. You were not only made; you were made for someone, and the someone is Christ.