Colossians 1:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Colossians 1:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he is the head of the body, the church - Notes Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 5:23 , note. Who is the beginning - In all things - alike in the work of creation and in the church. He is the...
Colossians 1:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(8) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the (l) firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence. (8) Having gloriously declared the excellen...
Colossians 1:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Paragraph of Christology (in tacit Opposition to the False Teaching at Colossæ). Christ is the derivative and visible manifestation of God who is unseen. He is the heir-in-chief of the created un...
Colossians 1:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Head. See Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 1:23 . church. App-186. beginning . See Proverbs 8:22-30 , from the dead . App-139. have, &c.. become the pre-eminent One. Greek. pro teuo. O...
Colossians 1:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. The head of the body. Having discoursed in a general way of Christ’s excellence, and of his sovereign dominion over all creatures, he again returns to those things which relate peculiarl...
Colossians 1:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2168 THE GLORY OF CHRIST Colossians 1:16-18 . By him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, risible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,...
Colossians 1:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. He is the head of the body - What the apostle has sa...
Colossians 1:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he is the head of the body— St. Paul had proved Christ's superiority to all the creatures, by his making and sustaining them; and now, by a third argument, he confirms his full authority ov...
Colossians 1:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Relation of Christ to the Church, the new creat...
Colossians 1:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Supremacy and All-Sufficiency of Christ 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. Paraphrase. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the...
Colossians 1:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

[ 2. The Doctrine of Christ. (1) His SALVATION AND REDEMPTION of us all ( Colossians 1:13-14 ). (2) His NATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the creator and sustainer of all things heavenly...
Colossians 1:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 THE GLORY OF THE SON IN HIS RELATION TO THE FATHER, THE UNIVERSE, AND THE CHURCH Colossians 1:15-18 (R.V.) As has already been remarked, the Colossian Church was troubled by teachers...
Colossians 1:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our Wondrous Privileges in Christ Colossians 1:9-20 Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight into God's wi...
Colossians 1:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tell...
Colossians 1:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (16) For by him were all things created,...
Colossians 1:18 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH ‘And He is the Head of the Body, the Church.’ Colossians 1:18 To St. Paul the Church was the Body of Christ. The Father, he says, ‘gave Christ to be Head over all thin...
Colossians 1:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he is the head of the body, the church ,.... By "the church" is meant, not any particular congregated church, as the church at Colosse, or Corinth, or any other; but the whole election of grace,...
Colossians 1:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 18. And he is the head ] See the note on E...
Colossians 1:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he is the head of the body, the church The apostle having displayed the greatness of the Son, as Creator of all things, visible and invisible, in the heavens and upon the earth, proceeds, in th...
Colossians 1:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and T...
Colossians 1:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. A. D. 62. 12 Giving thanks...
Colossians 1:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And he is the head of the body, the church: having spoken of Christ in reference to the creatures in general, or old creation, showing how he is the Creator, Preserver, and Governor thereof, the ap...
Colossians 1:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Glory of Christ ( Colossians 1:15-20 ). Paul now brings to their attention the glory of their Redeemer, the One Who created all things and is over all..
Colossians 1:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Colossians 1:18 . And He is the head of the body, the Church. —As He held priority of all creation, so also His is the name above every name in the new creation....
Colossians 1:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Colossians 1:18 I. Living as we do, far down the stream of time, when long ago the name of Christ has associated itself to all that is the most classical in literature, the most refined in art, th...
Colossians 1:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Colossians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace,...
Colossians 1:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Colossians 1:1 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:2 . He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benedictio...
Colossians 1:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

In Whom. The deity of Christ Christ is Divine because-- I. He has redeemed us. II. He is the creator of all things. III. All things were created for His glory. IV. His eternal pre-e...
Colossians 1:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Colossians 1:1-51 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION . The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a salutation ( Colossians 1:1 , Colossians 1:2 ), followed by thanksgiving...
Colossians 1:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the exalted Christ through the Medium of the Ministry. Jesus Christ all in all:
Colossians 1:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:3 ; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 ; 1 Corinthians 15:25 ; 1 John 1:1 ; Acts 26:23 ; Colossians 1:24 ; Colossians 2:10-14 ; Ephesians 1:10 ; Ephesians 1:22 ; Ephesians 1:23 ; Ephe...
Colossians 1:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Great Creator Colossians 1:16-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, th...
Colossians 1:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And — From the whole he now descends to the most eminent part, the church. He is the head of the church — Universal; the supreme and only head both of influence and of government to the whole body...

Colossians 1:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Colossians 1:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Colossians 1:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Colossians 1:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Colossians 1:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Colossians 1:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Colossians 1:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Colossians 1:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Colossians 1:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Colossians 1:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 1:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Colossians 1:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes