Verse 18
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.
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 of believers.
Who is — The repetition of the expression { Colossians 1:15} points out the entrance on a new paragraph.
The beginning — Absolutely, the Eternal.
The first begotten from the dead — From whose resurrection flows all the life, spiritual and eternal, of all his brethren.
That in all things — Whether of nature or grace.
He might have the pre-eminence — Who can sound this depth?
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