Colossians 1:15
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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Compare
- 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;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 1:3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Read in contextJohn 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Read in contextJohn 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Read in contextJohn 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Read in contextJohn 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Read in contextPsalms 89:27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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