Colossians 1:18-19 He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything. ¹⁹ For God was pleased to have all of his divine essence inhabit him.