The Thesis: ¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, 

A  ¹⁶ for by Him were created 

B  all things 

C  in the heavens 

D  and on the earth, the visible

C’  and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities; 

B’  all things 

A’  through Him and to Him have been created.