Col 1:18 | PNT | STEP | And . In , Paul portrays Christ as the center and source of the creation. In this section he shows that he is the Head of the "new" creation. He is the head of the body, the church . In the church he is pre-eminent. It is his spiritual body, and he is the supreme head. Compare . Who is the beginning . The new creation began from him and in him. He is first of all in time. The first-born from the dead . He first conquered death, and not for himself alone, but the great company of those found in him who have been born from the dead.

Colossians 1:18

And. In Col 1:15-17, Paul portrays Christ as the center and source of the creation. In this section he shows that he is the Head of the "new" creation.

He is the head of the body, the church. In the church he is pre-eminent. It is his spiritual body, and he is the supreme head. Compare 1Co 11:3 Eph 1:10,22.

Who is the beginning. The new creation began from him and in him. He is first of all in time.

The first-born from the dead. He first conquered death, and not for himself alone, but the great company of those found in him who have been born from the dead.