Colossians 1:18

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things have being. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place. ¹⁹ For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

All Things

Firstborn from the Dead

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

Rise from the Dead

Ephesians 1:22-23

And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

Revelation 1:5

And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

Acts 26:23

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

John 3:29-31

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

Ephesians 4:15-16

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:

Revelation 5:9-13

And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

Revelation 11:15

And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.

Psalm 89:27

And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

Isaiah 52:13

See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.

Matthew 23:8

But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

John 1:1

From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

John 1:16

From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

John 1:27

It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

John 3:34-35

For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

Romans 8:29

Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

1 Corinthians 15:25

For his rule will go on till he has put all those who are against him under his feet.

Ephesians 1:10

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

Colossians 1:24

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

Colossians 2:10-14

And you are complete in him, who is the head of all rule and authority:

Hebrews 1:5-6

To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son?

1 John 1:1

That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

Revelation 1:8

I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

Revelation 1:18

And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

Revelation 21:6

And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.

Revelation 21:23-24

And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:13

I am the First and the Last, the start and the end.

Psalm 45:2-5

You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

Song of Songs 5:10

My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.