Colossians 1:18

New International Reader's Version

And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything.

Cross References

Psalm 89:27

I will also make him my oldest son. Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one.

Song of Solomon 5:10

“The one who loves me is tanned and handsome. He’s the finest man among 10,000.

Isaiah 52:13

The Lord says, “My servant will act wisely and accomplish his task. He will be highly honored. He will be greatly respected.

Matthew 23:8

“But you shouldn’t be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

John 1:1

In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:16

God is full of grace. From him we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.

John 1:27

He is the one who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”

Acts 26:23

They said the Messiah would suffer. He would be the first to rise from the dead. He would bring the message of God’s light. He would bring it to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

Romans 8:29

God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. The head of the woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 12:27

You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 15:25

Christ must rule until he has put all his enemies under his control.

Ephesians 1:10

It will all come about when history has been completed. God will then bring together all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

Ephesians 5:23

The husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church. The church is Christ’s body. He is its Savior.

Colossians 1:24

I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.

Colossians 2:19

They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.

1 John 1:1

Here is what we announce to everyone about the Word of life. The Word was already here from the beginning. We have heard him. We have seen him with our eyes. We have looked at him. Our hands have touched him.

Revelation 1:18

I am the Living One. I was dead. But now look! I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys to Death and Hell.

Revelation 1:5

May grace and peace come to you from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness, so what he has shown can be trusted. He was the first to rise from the dead. He rules over the kings of the earth. Glory and power belong to Jesus Christ who loves us! He has set us free from our sins by pouring out his blood for us.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God. “I am the God who is, and who was, and who will come. I am the Mighty One.”

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven. They said, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah. He will rule for ever and ever.”

Revelation 21:6

He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water to anyone who is thirsty. The water will come from the spring of the water of life. It doesn’t cost anything!

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the First and the Last. I am the Beginning and the End.

Revelation 3:14

“Here is what I command you to write to the church in Laodicea. Here are the words of Jesus, who is the Amen. What he speaks is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created. He says,