Colossians 1:15
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
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- Heb 1:3 : 3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, 'Show us the Father?'
- 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
- 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 assembly in Laodicea write: "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things:
- Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}
- 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Phil 2:6 : 6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider it robbery to be equal with God,
- Ezek 1:26-28 : 26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire{or, lapis lazuli} stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above. 27 I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.
- Ps 89:27 : 27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
- Prov 8:29-31 : 29 When he gave to the sea its boundary, That the waters should not violate his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30 Then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, Always rejoicing before him, 31 Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
- Col 1:13 : 13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
- Col 1:16-17 : 16 For by him were all things created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
- Heb 1:6 : 6 Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."
- Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- Exod 24:10 : 10 They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire{or, lapis lazuli} stone, like the skies for clearness.
- John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 15:24 : 24 If I hadn't done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn't have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
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- Col 1:16-205 verses86%
16 For by him were all things created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
- John 1:1-44 verses78%
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- Heb 1:1-33 verses76%
1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- Eph 3:9-102 verses75%
9 and to make all men see what is the administration{TR reads "fellowship" instead of "administration"} of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;
10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
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18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
- John 1:9-102 verses73%
9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn't recognize him.
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9 For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,
- Rom 1:19-202 verses73%
19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.
- Col 1:13-142 verses73%
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 in whom we have our redemption,{TR adds "through his blood,"} the forgiveness of our sins;
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30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- John 1:14-152 verses72%
14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"
- 1 John 1:1-22 verses72%
1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
2 (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
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20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,
- Col 1:26-272 verses71%
26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
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1 In the beginning God{After "God," the Hebrew has the two letters "Aleph Tav" (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet) as a grammatical marker.} created the heavens and the earth.
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6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider it robbery to be equal with God,
- Heb 1:5-62 verses71%
5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, "You are my Son, Today have I become your father?" and again, "I will be to him a Father, And he will be to me a Son?"
6 Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."
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3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
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18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- Eph 1:19-213 verses71%
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
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23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
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5 and 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 washed us from our sins by his blood;
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29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}
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6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
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17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
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12 to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
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10 to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
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6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
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15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
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3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
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10 And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.