Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 through his blood, the remission of sins;
Cross References
Exodus 24:10And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.
Psalms 89:27He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
Ezekiel 1:26And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of the sapphire stone, and upon the likeness of the throne, was a likeness as of the appearance of a man above upon it.
John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have 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 →