Colossians 1:18
and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
17and he is before all things, and by him all things consist:
19for it pleased the Father that all his fullness should dwell in him,
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.
John 1:1In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God.
John 1:27He it is, who, though he comes after me, is now before me; the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.
John 3:34For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
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 →