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, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

What existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we observed and touched with our own hands this is the Word of life!

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," declares the Lord God, "the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty."

"To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: "The Amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the originator of God's creation, says this:

Then he told me, "It has happened! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give a drink from the spring of the water of life to the one who is thirsty.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

The firstborn

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The person who believes in me, even though he dies, will live.

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

But at this moment the Messiah stands risen from the dead, the first one offered in the harvest of those who have died.

and from Jesus the Messiah, the witness, the faithful one, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

In all

You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

"Indeed, I myself made him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

My beloved is dazzling, with a dark and healthy complexion, outstanding among ten thousand.

"Look! My servant will prosper, and he will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.

"But you are not to be called "Rabbi,' because you have only one teacher, and all of you are brothers.

Then Jesus approached them and told them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

We have all received one gracious gift after another from his abundance,

It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that the Son might be the firstborn among many brothers.

For he must rule until God puts all the Messiah's enemies under his feet.

For to which of the angels did God 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"?

They sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered. With your blood you purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."

The city doesn't need any sun or moon to give it light, because the glory of God gave it light, and the lamb was its lamp.