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- Colossians
- Chapter 1
- Verse 15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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Gill's Exposition
Who is the image of the invisible God,.... Not of deity, though the fulness of it dwells in him; nor of himself, though he is the true God, and eternal life; nor of the Spirit, who also is God, and…
Barnes' Notes
Who is the image of the invisible God - εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου eikōn tou Theou tou aoratou. The objects. here, as it is in the parallel place in Eph 1:20-23, is to give a just view of the…
Adam Clarke
Who is the image of the invisible God - The counterpart of God Almighty, and if the image of the invisible God, consequently nothing that appeared in him could be that image; for if it could be…
Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving; for our…
Cambridge Bible
the thought continued: greatness of the redeemer as head of creation
15. who is Here opens, in closest connexion with the preceding matter, a confession of truth and faith about the Person of the…
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