Protestantism
English
Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
The Supremacy of the Son
(Hebrews 1:1–14)
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature;
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all1 creation,
- *Translated as a genitive of subordination (Wallace, GGBB, 104)
who is the image of the invisible God, the First-born of all creation.
who is the image of the invisible God, the First-born of all creation.
who is the image of the invisible God, existing before1 all creation.
- Or, "firstborn"
who is the image of the invisible God, existing before1 all creation.
- Or, "firstborn"
who is the image of the invisible God, existing before1 all creation.
- Or, "firstborn"
For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God — first-born and head of all creation;
For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God — first-born and head of all creation;
For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God — First-born and Head of all creation;
Catholicism
English
He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature.1
- 1:15The firstborn: That is, first begotten; as the Evangelist declares, the only begotten of his Father: hence, St. Chrisostom explains firstborn, not first created, as he was not created at all, but born of his Father before all ages; that is, coeval with the Father and with the Holy Ghost.(Challoner)