Colossians 1:18
and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The firstborn from the dead, he is to the church the source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.
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17All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;
19For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should live,
Cross References
Psalms 45:2Your beauty is more than mortal, grace is shed over your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.
Matthew 23:8But do not allow yourselves to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and you yourselves are all brothers and sisters.
John 1:1In the beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
John 1:27he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
John 3:34For he whom God sent as his messenger gives us God’s own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.
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 →