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.

What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we have observed
and have touched with our hands,
concerning the Word of life—

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator

of God’s creation says:

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water as a gift to the thirsty from the spring of life.

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. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live.

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,

In all

You are the most handsome of men;
grace flows from your lips.
Therefore God has blessed you forever.

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

W My love is fit and strong,

notable among ten thousand.

See, My Servant

will act wisely;

He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.

“But as for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Indeed, we have all received grace after grace
from His fullness,

He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet.

For to which of the angels did He ever say, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father,

or again, I will be His Father, and He will be My Son?

And they sang a new song:

You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because You were slaughtered,
and You redeemed people
for God by Your blood
from every tribe and language
and people and nation.

The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.