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Colossians 1:15

Jesus ChristCreation

13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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 dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

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BSB
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
KJV
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
WEB
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
ASV
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
DARBY
who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
BLB
[He] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,
ÅB
Og han er et bilde av Gud den usynlige, den førstefødte fremfor enhver skapning;
OTB
Sønnen reflekterer den usynlige Gud, den førstefødte over hele skapelsen.
B1930
Og han er et billede av Gud den usynlige, den førstefødte fremfor enhver skapning;

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 1:3

    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

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  • John 14:9

    Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

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  • John 1:1

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

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:4

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

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  • John 1:18

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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  • John 1:14

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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  • Psalms 89:27

    I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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