Colossians 1:18

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

¹⁷ And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that he might have the first place in all things: ¹⁹ for in him all the fulness of the Godhead was pleased to dwell,

All Things

Firstborn from the Dead

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

Rise from the Dead

Ephesians 1:22-23

and has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the assembly,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

Acts 26:23

namely, whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of the dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.

John 3:29-31

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head is the man, and the Christ's head God.

Ephesians 4:15-16

but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:

Ephesians 5:23

for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly. He is Saviour of the body.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 5:9-13

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet: and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world of our Lord and of his Christ is come, and he shall reign to the ages of ages.

Psalm 89:27

And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Isaiah 52:13

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high.

Matthew 23:8

But ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

John 1:1

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

John 1:16

for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.

John 1:27

he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

John 3:34-35

for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;

Romans 8:29

Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

(But now Christ is raised from among the dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:25

For he must reign until he put all enemies under his feet.

Ephesians 1:10

for the administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,

Colossians 1:24

Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

Colossians 2:10-14

and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority,

Hebrews 1:5-6

For to which of the angels said he ever, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son?

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:18

and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

Revelation 21:6

And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 21:23-24

And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Psalm 45:2-5

Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Song of Songs 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.