11 Bible Verses about Preeminence Of Christ
Most Relevant Verses
He is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning (commencement), the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (first place).
I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks from an earthly viewpoint. He who comes from heaven is superior.
You call me Teacher and Lord and you are right for I am.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know for sure that God has made that same Jesus, whom you impaled, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 10:36)
To this end Christ both died, and rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the living.
He has become better than the angels and has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses. This is because the builder of the house has more honor than the house.
Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry. The covenant that he arranged between God and his people is a better one, because it is based on promises of better things.
It said: Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
I would have you know, that the head (authority) of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.