Colossians 1:18

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?