CREED · 60 AD

Christ Hymn of Colossians

To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae

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60 AD

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WRITTEN BY Paul

AT Rome, Italy

ORIGINALLY IN Greek

This document exists only in this layer. Its whole text is a quoted Scripture passage, and the one English wording the upstream source carries is the English Standard Version, which is under copyright and is not held anywhere in this corpus. There is therefore no normalized/ original to compare against: the English below is the public-domain Berean Standard Bible, supplied from the reference the upstream document records.

This document states its doctrine rather than quoting verses; its references are shown in the Berean Standard Bible.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

The whole of this confession is Colossians 1:15-19, given here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Colossians 1:15–19

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  • Creeds.json (NonlinearFruit) The Unlicense (public-domain dedication), excluding quoted texts · read 2026-10-17
  • Berean Standard Bible Public domain

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