Colossians 1:15
For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God – firstborn and head of all creation;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
In Context
14and through whom we have found deliverance in the forgiveness of our sins.
Cross References
Psalms 89:27And I will make him my firstborn, highest of kings on the earth.
John 1:14And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
John 15:24If I had not done among them such work as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, 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 →