The Firstborn of Every Creature (Colossians 1:15)

If we are to arrive at the correct conception of the above Word of God, we will have to read it, not only in the light of the text in which it occurs but also in the light of the whole passage. Scripture is always its own interpreter. We must let it speak also in this connection. The whole passage in this connection is contained in the verses 13 to 20, "Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: Who is, the image of the invisible...