Colossians 1:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

The beginning

The firstborn

In all

Bible References

The beginning

IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD. was with God, and the WORD was God.

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life;

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

And he said to me: It is done; I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsts, I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

The firstborn

Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;

that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood,

In all

But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

And from his fullness have we all received, even grace for grace;

He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

for he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.

For to which of the angels did he at any time say: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

And they sung a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation:

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.

And the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God gave it light, and the lamp of it is the Lamb.