Colossians 1:15
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 1
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:”Colossians 1:15
What Does Colossians 1:15 Mean?
Colossians 1:15 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 1, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Colossians 1:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 8:29“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”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;”John 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.”John 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?”John 1:1“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”2 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.”Romans 11:36“For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.”John 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.”Genesis 1:26“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Genesis 1:27“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”Psalms 89:27“Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.”Philippians 2:6“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”John 17:5“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”2 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.”John 14:7“If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.”Colossians 1:16“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:”Revelation 3:14“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;”1 Timothy 1:17“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”Ephesians 1:21“Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”Hebrews 1:6“And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.”
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