⁹ I help everyone to know how God makes his purpose happen. God himself created all things, and he has hidden this secret during past times.

² But in these last days, he has spoken to us in his Son.^[a] In the beginning, God worked through his Son to make the whole universe. He decided that everything should belong to his Son.

¹⁶ When God created everything, it was his Son who did it. His Son made everything that is on earth and in heaven. He created everything that we can see, as well as the things that we cannot see. He made rulers and leaders. He made everything that has power and authority. God gave his Son the authority to create everything, so that his Son would receive praise.