Colossians 1:13-22

He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven. The Son is the visible image of the invisible God. He was before all creation, for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him. He existed before everything, and he holds everything together. He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, having the highest position of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything. God was pleased to have his full nature live in him, and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the blood of his cross, through him reconciling all those on the earth and in heaven. You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted, but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you stand holy, pure, and faultless.