Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that he may become in all things pre-eminent.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
17and he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.
19For He was pleased, that in him should all the fullness dwell;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Teacher, 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 latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.
John 3:34For he whom God sent forth speaks the words of God; for he gives not[3:34] 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 →