Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body the church; as he is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be the first in all things.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
17and he was prior to all, and by him every thing exists.
19For it pleased the Father, that in him all fullness should dwell;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Rabbi, and ye are all brethren.
John 1:1In the beginning, was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
John 1:27He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.
John 3:34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him.
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 →