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Colossians 1:15

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Christ Is Far Above Everything

15Christ is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. He is first, and he is over all of creation.

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Colossians 1:15: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He is the image of the invisible God,

the firstborn over all creation.

NLTNew Living Translation

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.

He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

KJV 1900King James Version

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: