Colossians 1:15
who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
In Context
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;
Cross References
John 1:14And the WORD became flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and of truth.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen, and hated both me and my Father.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →