Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Book of Colossians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:15 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:15 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:15 JFB -> Commentary on 1:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:15 PNT -> Commentary on 1:15 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:15 TSK -> Commentary on 1:15 TSK -> Entry for 1:15 WEN -> Notes on 1:15 NTB -> Birthright; Firstborn; God (continued); Image; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) TTT -> Excellency and Glory of Christ, The; God; Titles and Names of Christ EBD -> Creature; Heir; Philippians, Epistle to SBD -> Prayer PWP -> Devotional using 1:15 PWP -> Devotional using 1:15 TV -> Devotional using 1:15 TV -> Devotional using 1:15 TV -> Devotional using 1:15 1:15 - [In Context] Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation. F4
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:16 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:16 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:16 JFB -> Commentary on 1:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:16 PNT -> Commentary on 1:16 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:16 TSK -> Commentary on 1:16 TSK -> Entry for 1:16 WEN -> Notes on 1:16 NTB -> Angel (a spirit); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Power TTT -> Angels; Christ is God; Creation; Excellency and Glory of Christ, The; Man; Power of Christ, The; Trinity, The EBD -> Angel; Creation; Philippians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 1:16 PWP -> Devotional using 1:16 TV -> Devotional using 1:16 TV -> Devotional using 1:16 TV -> Devotional using 1:16 1:16 - [In Context] Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see – kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:17 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:17 JFB -> Commentary on 1:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:17 PNT -> Commentary on 1:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:17 TSK -> Commentary on 1:17 TSK -> Entry for 1:17 WEN -> Notes on 1:17 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Power TTT -> Christ is God; Power of Christ, The EBD -> Creation; Philippians, Epistle to; Providence PWP -> Devotional using 1:17 PWP -> Devotional using 1:17 TV -> Devotional using 1:17 TV -> Devotional using 1:17 TV -> Devotional using 1:17 1:17 - [In Context] He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:18 JFB -> Commentary on 1:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:18 PNT -> Commentary on 1:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:18 TSK -> Commentary on 1:18 TSK -> Entry for 1:18 WEN -> Notes on 1:18 NTB -> Church; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Temple TTT -> Christ, the Head of the Church; Excellency and Glory of Christ, The; First Born, The; Titles and Names of Christ; Union With Christ EBD -> Birthright; Kingly office of Christ; Philippians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 1:18 PWP -> Devotional using 1:18 TV -> Devotional using 1:18 TV -> Devotional using 1:18 TV -> Devotional using 1:18 1:18 - [In Context] Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, F5 so he is first in everything.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:19 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:19 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:19 JFB -> Commentary on 1:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:19 PNT -> Commentary on 1:19 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:19 TSK -> Commentary on 1:19 TSK -> Entry for 1:19 WEN -> Notes on 1:19 NTB -> Atonement; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Salvation TTT -> Preciousness of Christ EBD -> Philippians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 1:19 PWP -> Devotional using 1:19 TV -> Devotional using 1:19 TV -> Devotional using 1:19 TV -> Devotional using 1:19 1:19 - [In Context] For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:20 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:20 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:20 JFB -> Commentary on 1:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:20 PNT -> Commentary on 1:20 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:20 TSK -> Commentary on 1:20 TSK -> Entry for 1:20 WEN -> Notes on 1:20 NTB -> Atonement; Blood; Jesus, The Christ; Peace; Propitiation; Reconciliation; Redemption; Salvation TTT -> Anger of God, The; Atonement, The; Peace, Spiritual; Reconciliation with God EBD -> Ephesians, Epistle to; Philippians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 1:20 PWP -> Devotional using 1:20 TV -> Devotional using 1:20 TV -> Devotional using 1:20 TV -> Devotional using 1:20 1:20 - [In Context] and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:21 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:21 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:21 JFB -> Commentary on 1:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:21 PNT -> Commentary on 1:21 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:21 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:21 TSK -> Commentary on 1:21 TSK -> Entry for 1:21 WEN -> Notes on 1:21 NTB -> Atonement; Character; Depravity Of Man; God; Godlessness; Jesus, The Christ; Perfection; Propitiation; Reconciliation; Redemption; Salvation; Wicked (People) TTT -> Access to God; Atonement, The; Backsliding; Character of the Wicked; Fall of Man, The; Perseverance; Reconciliation with God EBD -> Reconcilation PWP -> Devotional using 1:21 TV -> Devotional using 1:21 TV -> Devotional using 1:21 TV -> Devotional using 1:21 1:21 - [In Context] This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions,
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:22 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:22 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:22 JFB -> Commentary on 1:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:22 PNT -> Commentary on 1:22 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:22 TSK -> Commentary on 1:22 TSK -> Entry for 1:22 WEN -> Notes on 1:22 NTB -> Atonement; Contingencies; God; Holiness; Jesus, The Christ; Perfection; Perseverance; Propitiation; Reconciliation; Redemption; Salvation TTT -> Access to God; Atonement, The; Backsliding; Holiness; Perseverance; Reconciliation with God EBD -> Reconcilation PWP -> Devotional using 1:22 TV -> Devotional using 1:22 TV -> Devotional using 1:22 TV -> Devotional using 1:22 TV -> Devotional using 1:22 TV -> Devotional using 1:22 1:22 - [In Context] yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:23 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:23 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:23 JFB -> Commentary on 1:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:23 PNT -> Commentary on 1:23 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:23 TSK -> Commentary on 1:23 TSK -> Entry for 1:23 WEN -> Notes on 1:23 NTB -> Contingencies; Decision; Faith; Gospel; Hope; Minister, Christian; Perseverance; Preaching; Salvation TTT -> Backsliding; Faith; Gospel, The; Hope; Perseverance; Titles and Names of Ministers PWP -> Devotional using 1:23 1:23 - [In Context] But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed by God to proclaim it.
FOOTNOTES: F4: Greek He is the firstborn of all creation. F5: Greek He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible, The New Living Translation copyright © 1996 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. For more information about the NLT, please click here.