Colossians 1:18
And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things:
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In Context
17And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
19for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,
Cross References
Psalms 45:2Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.
Matthew 23:8But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren.
John 1:1In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:27he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
John 3:34for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not 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 →