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Jesus Perfectly Reveals God
Commentators emphasize that 'image' (eikōn) means more than a simple likeness; it signifies a perfect and essential representation. Christ is not just similar to God; He is the one in whom the otherwise invisible God is fully and accurately revealed. As John Calvin notes, God shows us His entire self in Christ, and to seek God apart from Him is to pursue an idol.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 1:15
18th Century
Theologian
Who is the image of the invisible God. eikwn tou yeou tou aoratou. The object here, as it is in the parallel passage in Ephesians…
AT Robertson
On Colossians 1:15
The image (εικων). In predicate and no article. On εικων, see 2 Corinthians 4:4; 3:18; Romans 8:29;[Referen…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 1:15
19th Century
Bishop
The image of the invisible God.—This all-important clause needs the most careful examination. We note accordingly:
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Charles Spurgeon
On Colossians 1:15–17
19th Century
Preacher
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Colossians 1:15
In regard to deity, Christ is “the image of the invisible God” (cf. 2 Corinthians 4:4). He is not the image of God in a material or phy…
John Calvin
On Colossians 1:15
16th Century
Theologian
Who is the image of the invisible God. He mounts up higher in discussing the glory of Christ. He calls him the image of the invisible …
John Gill
On Colossians 1:15
17th Century
Pastor
Who is the image of the invisible God
Not of deity, though the fulness of it dwells in him; nor of himself, though h…
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 1:15–23
17th Century
Minister
Christ in His human nature is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, and he who has seen Him has seen the Father. Let us adore these myste…