He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf –

and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.