Colossians 1:15
who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
In Context
14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;—
Cross References
Psalms 89:27I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
Ezekiel 1:26And above the firmament over their heads was an appearance like a sapphire-stone, the form of a throne; and upon the form of the throne there was a form like that of a man above.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life.
John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which 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 →