Colossians 1:18

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Colossians 1:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

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Colossians 2:11

In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

Colossians 2:12

And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Colossians 2:13

When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

Colossians 2:14

having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

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Ephesians 1:10

as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

Ephesians 1:22

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 4:15

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Ephesians 5:23

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

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Revelation 1:8

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

Revelation 3:14

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

Revelation 21:6

And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:13

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

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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

John 11:26

And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

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that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:21

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Revelation 1:18

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Psalms 45:2

You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.

Psalms 45:3

Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

Psalms 45:4

In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

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Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

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I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

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And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

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