Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
17And he is before all, and by him all things consist.
19Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;
Cross References
Psalms 45:2My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.
Matthew 23:8But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master; and all you are brethren.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:27The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.
John 3:34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give 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 →