Colossians 1:18

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁷ and he before all things, and all things consist in him: ¹⁸ and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent: ¹⁹ because in him all fulness is pleased to dwell;

All Things

Firstborn from the Dead

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

Rise from the Dead

Ephesians 1:22-23

and has subordinated all things beneath his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us with divine love, and having washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Acts 26:23

how that Christ must suffer, how being the first from the resurrection of the dead, he is to proclaim light both to the people, and the Gentiles.

John 3:29-31

The one having the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the Bridegroom is the one standing and hearing him, rejoiceth with joy on account of the Bridegroom: This, my joy has been made complete.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I wish you to know, that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.

Ephesians 4:15-16

but speaking the truth in divine love, let its grow up in him in all things, who is the head, Christ;

Ephesians 5:23

because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Revelation 3:14

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

Revelation 5:9-13

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to receive the book, and to open its seals: because thou wast slain, and didst with thy blood redeem unto God out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and his Christ; and he will reign until the ages of the ages.

Matthew 23:8

But be ye not called Doctor: for One is your teacher; and you are all brothers.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus having come spoke to them, saying, All authority is given unto me in heaven and upon earth.

John 1:1

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

John 1:16

because He was my Creator. And of His fullness we all received grace upon grace.

John 1:27

the One coming after me, of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the latchet of His sandal.

John 3:34-35

For whom God sent speaketh the words of God: for He does not give His spirit by measure.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and

Romans 8:29

Because whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruit of them that slept.

1 Corinthians 15:25

For it behooves him to reign until he may put all enemies under his feet.

Ephesians 1:10

in the economy of the fulness of the times, to rehead all things in Christ, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth; in him,

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

Colossians 2:10-14

and you are complete in him, who is the head of all government and authority:

Hebrews 1:5-6

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

1 John 1:1

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

Revelation 1:8

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

Revelation 1:18

the living one, and I was dead; and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Revelation 21:6

And he said to me, They are done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. To him who thirsts I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 21:23-24

And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may light it:

Revelation 22:13

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