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Colossians 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.


Colossians 1:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:1822 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
αὐτόςautos
He himselfpronounG846
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
κεφαλὴkephalē
headnounG2776
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
σώματοςsōmatos
bodynounG4983
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
churchnounG1577
ὅςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἀρχήarchē
beginningnounG746
πρωτότοκοςprōtotokos
firstbornadjectiveG4416
ἐκek
out fromprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
νεκρῶνnekrōn
deadadjectiveG3498
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
γένηταιgenētai
may beverbG1096
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πᾶσινpasin
all thingsadjectiveG3956
αὐτὸςautos
He himselfpronounG846
πρωτεύωνprōteuōn
holding preeminenceverbG4409
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 1:18

Today it is necessary for me to pay the debt, which yesterday I deferred, in order that I might address it to your minds when in full force. Paul, discoursing as we showed of the dignity of the Son, says these words: “Who is the Image of the invisible God.” Whose image then will you have Him be? God's? Then he is exactly like the one to whom you assign Him. For if as a man's image, say so, and I will have done with you as a madman. But if as God and God's Son, God's image, he…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Colossians
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