11 Bible Verses about Preeminence Of Christ
Most Relevant Verses
He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”
Christ died and came to life for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living.
So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.
For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.
But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree He is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been legally enacted on better promises.
saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.
