Colossians 1:15-17

New Testament 3 verses 63 words 22 with Strong's data
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.

Word Frequency in Passage

things 4x invisible 2x created 2x image 1x god 1x firstborn 1x creature 1x heaven 1x earth 1x visible 1x whether 1x thrones 1x dominions 1x principalities 1x powers 1x before 1x consist 1x

Key Terms Across Passage

invisible
2x in passage G517

ἀόρατος aóratos

invisible

created
2x in passage H1254

בָּרָא bârâʼ

(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)

things
2x in passage H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

visible
H7549

רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ

properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky

consist
G4921

συνιστάω synistáō

to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to con...

dominions
H7985

שׇׁלְטָן sholṭân

empire (abstractly or concretely)

principalities
H4761

מַרְאָשָׁה marʼâshâh

properly, headship, i.e. (plural for collective) dominion

thrones
H3678

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

powers
G1411

δύναμις dýnamis

force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)

creature
H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

image
H6755

צֶלֶם tselem

an idolatrous figure

firstborn
H1060

בְּכוֹר bᵉkôwr

firstborn; hence, chief

whether
H2006

הֵן hên

lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if

heaven
H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

before
H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

Verse-by-Verse Analysis

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Cross References for Passage

Hebrews 1:3 98

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the...
Romans 11:36 83

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
John 1:3 74

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 14:9 57

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
John 1:1 51

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1 Corinthians 8:6 50

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Hebrews 2:10 43

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
2 Corinthians 4:4 42

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
John 1:18 40

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 Chronicles 29:11 39

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exa...
John 1:14 35

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 1:2 32

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Ephesians 1:10 31

That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Psalm 89:27 29

Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Isaiah 44:24 29

Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Proverbs 16:4 27

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
2 Corinthians 4:6 25

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:6 23

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Colossians 1:15 22

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
1 Timothy 1:17 20

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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