Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

John 1:14

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

2 Corinthians 4:4

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Psalm 89:27

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.

John 3:16

For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

John 14:9

Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

Romans 8:29

because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Philippians 2:6

who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 3:14

"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:

Exodus 24:10

and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.

Proverbs 8:29-31

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

Ezekiel 1:26-28

Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.

John 15:24

If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

Colossians 1:13

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

Colossians 1:16-17

for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.

1 Timothy 6:16

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

Hebrews 1:6

But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him!"

Hebrews 11:27

By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king's anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

Numbers 12:8

With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

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Bible References

The image

Exodus 24:10
and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.
Numbers 12:8
With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
Ezekiel 1:26
Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
John 14:9
Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
John 15:24
If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.
2 Corinthians 4:4
among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
Philippians 2:6
who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

The invisible

1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
1 Timothy 6:16
He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king's anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

The firstborn

Colossians 1:13
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Psalm 89:27
I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.
John 1:14
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
John 3:16
For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Hebrews 1:6
But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him!"

Of every

Colossians 1:16
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
Proverbs 8:29
when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
Revelation 3:14
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:

General references

Isaiah 40:18
To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
Isaiah 46:5
To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!
John 12:45
and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.

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