Colossians 1:15

15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

Colossians 1:15 In-Context

13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,
14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
16 for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or He is the firstborn of all creation.
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