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Popular Bible Quotations Day 288 October 15
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The Centrality of Christ
Colossians 1:15-19 HCSB 2009 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For everything was created by Him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him.
He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.
He is also the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He might come to have first place in everything.
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
Colossians 1:15-19 NASB Text Edition Moody Press 1973 And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.
For in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him.
And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything.
For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fulness to dwell in Him,
The Preeminence of Christ
Colossians 1:15-19 ESV Text Crossway Gospel Transformation SB 2018 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
For by him all things were created, 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.
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Colossians 1:15-19 New Standard Alphabetical Indexed School and Library Reference Red Letter Edition Blue Ribbon Hertel 1955 Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature;
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;
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist,
And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence.
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;