Colossians 1:15

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Colossians 1:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
ESV
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
NLT
15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
MSG
15 We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created.
CSB
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation;

Colossians 1:15 In-Context

13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S John 14:9; 2 Corinthians 4:4
  • 2. S John 1:18; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:27
  • 3. S ver 18
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