Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
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In Context
17He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
19For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
Cross References
Psalms 45:2\45:1\My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Song of Solomon 5:10My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.
Matthew 23:8But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
John 1:1From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
John 1:27It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
John 3:34For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
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 →