He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Colossians 1:18 in context
Colossians 1:15–21
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He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
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For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
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He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
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For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
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and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
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You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
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