Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, which is the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
17He is before all, and by Him all things subsist.
19For it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwell in Him;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor even Christ, 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 1:27that cometh after me, but is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
John 3:34for He, whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth the Spirit to Him not by measure.
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 →