Colossians 1:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ No person can see God. But Jesus is exactly like God. Jesus is ruler over all the things that have been made.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ [Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The Son is the image of the invisible God, the one who is first over all creation,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

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Psalm 89:27

And I will make him my firstborn {\cf2\super [508]} son.\par He will be the great king on earth.\par

Exodus 24:10

On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. God was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!

Numbers 12:8

When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don’t use stories with hidden meanings—I show him clearly the things I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord. So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?”

John 1:1

Before the world began, the Word {\cf2\super [1]} was there. The Word was there with God. The Word was God.

John 1:14

The Word {\cf2\super [5]} became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace (kindness) and truth.

John 1:18

No man has ever seen God. But the only Son (Jesus) is God. He is very close to the Father {\cf2\super [7]} (God). And the Son has shown us what God is like.

John 14:9

Jesus answered, “Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. The person that has seen me has seen the Father too. So why do you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 15:24

I did things among those people that no other person has ever done. If I had not done those things, they would not be guilty of sin. But they have seen those things I did. And still they hate me and my Father.

John 3:16

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that every person that believes in him would not be lost, but have life forever.

Romans 8:29

God knew those people before he made the world. And God decided that those people would be like his Son (Jesus). Then Jesus would be the firstborn {\cf2\super [69]} of many brothers and sisters.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The ruler {\cf2\super [17]} of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of people who don’t believe. They cannot see the light (truth) of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ. Christ is the One who is exactly like God.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

Philippians 2:6

Christ himself was like God in everything. Christ was equal with God. But Christ did not think that being equal with God was something that he must keep.

Colossians 1:13

God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).

1 Timothy 1:17

Honor and glory to the King that rules forever. He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only One who never dies. God lives in light so bright that men cannot go near it. No person has ever seen God. No person is able to see God. Honor to God and power forever. Amen.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.

Hebrews 1:6

And when God brings his firstborn {\cf2\super [3]} Son into the world, he says,

Hebrews 11:27

Moses left Egypt. He left because he had faith. Moses was not afraid of the king’s (Pharaoh’s) anger. Moses continued strong like he could see the God that no person can see.

Revelation 3:14

“Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea: