Time after Pentecost · Proper 29 (Last Sunday of the Church Year / Christ the King) · Year C
Colossians 1:13-20
The Supremacy of Christ
November 26, 2028
Overview & Insights
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." (Colossians 1:15)
Paul prays that the Colossians be strengthened for endurance, then breaks into one of the New Testament's highest statements of Christ's identity as creator, head of the church, and reconciler of all things through the cross.
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Commentary
Colossians 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks verse by verse through Paul's hymn to Christ's supremacy.
Colossians Commentaries & Sermons Precept Austin
Gathers verse-by-verse notes and outside sermons across the letter, including this passage.
Colossians 1:13 Commentaries BibleHub
Stacks multiple classic commentators on the passage describing the Son's rescue and rule.
Colossians 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Offers a close reading of the hymn's claims about Christ and creation.
Commentary on Colossians 1:11-20 Working Preacher
The site's single Lutheran voice on this hymn to Christ as image of the invisible God.
Colossians 1:13 Interlinear BibleHub
Lets you check the underlying Greek of the hymn's opening lines.
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