Colossians 1:15
He is a visible image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
In Context
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
Cross References
John 1:14And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory - glory as of the Father’s only Son - full of grace and truth.
John 3:16"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 15:24"If I had not done among them such works as none ever did, they would have had no 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 →