Colossians 1:18

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁷ And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. ¹⁸ And He is the Head of the body, the church, who is the Beginning, the First-born from the dead, that He may be pre-eminent in all things. ¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell.

All Things

Firstborn from the Dead

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

Rise from the Dead

Ephesians 1:22-23

And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,

Revelation 1:5

even from Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Acts 26:23

whether the Christ was liable to suffer, whether first by a resurrection of the dead He was going to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.

John 3:29-31

He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Then my joy is fulfilled.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Ephesians 4:15-16

But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ;

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church of the Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Head of the creation of God, says these things:

Revelation 5:9-13

And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation.

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He will reign forever and ever.

Psalm 89:27

And I will make him My first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

Isaiah 52:13

Behold, My Servant shall rule well; He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

Matthew 23:8

But you must not be called Rabbi, for One is your teacher, Christ, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.

John 1:1

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

John 1:16

And out of His fullness we all have received, and grace for grace.

John 1:27

He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.

John 3:34-35

For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, though he die, yet he shall live.

Romans 8:29

For whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be the First-born among many brothers.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

But now Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.

1 Corinthians 15:25

for it is right for Him to reign until He has put all the enemies under His feet.

Ephesians 1:10

for an administration of the fullness of times, to head up all things in Christ, both the things in Heaven, and the things on earth, even in Him,

Colossians 1:24

who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and I fill up the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, on behalf of His body, which is the church;

Colossians 2:10-14

And you are complete in Him, who is the Head of all principality and power,

Hebrews 1:5-6

For to which of the angels did He say at any time, "You are My Son, this day I have begotten You?" And again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to 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 looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life,

Revelation 1:8

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

Revelation 1:18

and the Living One, and I became dead, and behold, I am alive for ever and ever, Amen. And I have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 21:6

And He said to me, It is done. I am the 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 had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:13

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

Psalm 45:2-5

You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured into Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.

Song of Songs 5:10

My Beloved is bright and ruddy, standing out among ten thousand.