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Colossians 1:15-20 KJV
Colossians · chapter 1 · verses 15–20
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For 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: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.Colossians 1:15-20 · King James Version
Colossians 1:15-20 in context
13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For 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:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 1:3
- John 14:9
- John 1:1
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
- John 1:18
- John 1:14
- Psalms 89:27
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
- Romans 11:36
- John 1:3
- 1 Corinthians 8:6
- Hebrews 2:10
Key words (Strong's)
- principalitiesarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- invisibleaoratosunseen, or that which can not be seen, e.g. invisibleG517 →
- firstbornprōtotokosthe firstborn, of man or beast, of Christ, the first born of all creationG4416 →
- dominionskyriotēsdominion, power, lordship, in the NT one who possesses dominionG2963 →
- reconcileapokatallassōto reconcile completely, to reconcile back again, bring back a former state of harmonyG604 →
- createdktizōto make habitable, to people, a place, region, island, to found a city, colony, state, to…G2936 →
- visiblehoratosvisible, open to viewG3707 →
- thronesthronosa throne seat, a chair of state having a footstool, assigned in the NT to kings, hence…G2362 →
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Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-29