Colossians 1:15

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

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  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
  • John 1:1 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • Rev 3:14 : 14 To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
  • Rom 8:29 : 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 2:6 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
  • Ezek 1:26-28 : 26 Above the expanse over their heads was something like a throne, resembling a sapphire stone. And on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a human seated above it. 27 I saw something like a gleaming metal, as if it were glowing amber, with a fiery appearance all around it. From what appeared to be his waist upward, and from his waist downward, I saw an appearance like fire and a brilliant radiance surrounding him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down and heard the voice of one speaking.
  • Ps 89:27 : 27 He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
  • Prov 8:29-31 : 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman, delighting day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. 31 Rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in the sons of men.
  • Col 1:13 : 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,
  • Col 1:16-17 : 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 have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
  • Heb 1:6 : 6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all God's angels worship Him.'
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.
  • Exod 24:10 : 10 They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.
  • John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

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  • Col 1:16-20
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    16For 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 have been created through Him and for Him.

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

    18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.

    19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

    20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.

  • John 1:1-4
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    1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2He was in the beginning with God.

    3All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being that has come into existence.

    4In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.

  • Heb 1:1-3
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    1Long ago, at many times and in various ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets.

    2But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He also created the universe.

    3The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

  • Eph 3:9-10
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    9and to bring to light for everyone the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,

    10so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,

  • John 1:18
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    18No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.

  • John 1:9-10
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    9The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

    10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

  • Col 2:9
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    9For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.

  • Rom 1:19-20
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    19For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

    20For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

  • Col 1:13-14
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    13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,

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

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • John 1:14-15
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    14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • 1 John 1:1-2
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    1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have observed and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life—

    2the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

  • 1 Pet 1:20
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    20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

  • Col 1:26-27
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    26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

    27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

  • Gen 1:1
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    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Phil 2:6
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    6Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

  • Heb 1:5-6
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    5For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father'? Or again, 'I will be His Father, and He will be My Son'?

    6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all God's angels worship Him.'

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

  • Jas 1:18
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    18By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

  • Eph 1:19-21
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    19and the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. This power is according to the working of His mighty strength,

    20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

    21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

  • Eph 1:23
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    23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

  • Rev 1:5
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    5And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,

  • Rom 8:29
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    29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

  • 1 Cor 8:6
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    6Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made and through whom we live.

  • Eph 1:17
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    17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.

  • Eph 1:12
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    12so that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be to the praise of His glory.

  • Eph 1:10
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    10for the administration of the fullness of the times, to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth—in Him.

  • Eph 1:6
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    6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.

  • Eph 3:15
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    15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

  • Col 2:3
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    3In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Heb 1:10
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    10'In the beginning, Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.'