Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body of the church, (he) who is the chief and first-born from among the dead, that he should be preeminent in all.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
17and he is before all, and every thing by him subsisteth.
19For in him (the Father) hath willed all fulness to dwell;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be you not called Râbi: for One is your Master; but all ye are brethren.
John 1:1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word himself was with Aloha, and Aloha was the Word himself.
John 1:27he it is who cometh after me, and he was before me; he, the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
John 3:34For he whom Aloha hath sent, the very words of Aloha speaketh; for it was not in measure that Aloha gave 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 →