Colossians 1:18

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

Cross References

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to rise from the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. Jesus loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood.

Acts 26:23

They said the Messiah would suffer but then be the first to rise from the dead, and that he would bring the message of light to the Jews and to the Gentiles.”

Matthew 28:18

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

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.

Revelation 22:13

I’m the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

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 and he is its Savior.

Revelation 21:6

He said to me, “It’s done. I’m the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. If anyone is thirsty, I’ll give them water for free from the spring of the water of life.

1 Corinthians 15:25

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

Revelation 11:15

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

Revelation 1:18

the Living One. I was dead, but now look! I’m alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys to death and Hades.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God. “I am the God who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Colossians 1:24

I’m joyful because of what I’m suffering for you. My suffering continues the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church.

Ephesians 1:10

It will all happen when the time has fully come, when God brings everything in heaven and on earth together under Christ.

John 1:27

He’s the one who’s going to come after me. I’m not even worthy to untie his sandals.”

John 1:16

Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Revelation 3:14

“Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea: The Amen speaks these words. He is the faithful and true witness, the ruler over God’s creation.

1 John 1:1

The Word of life was here from the beginning. We’ve heard him, we’ve seen him with our eyes, we’ve looked at him, and our hands have touched him. So we want to tell you about him.

Romans 8:29

God planned that those he already knew ahead of time would become like his Son. In that way, Christ would become the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.

Matthew 23:8

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

1 Corinthians 12:27

You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

Colossians 2:19

These people aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. God makes the whole body grow as it’s guided by the head and held together by its tendons and ligaments.