29 For those whom he ^uforeknew he also ^vpredestined to be ^wconformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be ^xthe firstborn among many brothers.

20 But in fact Christ has been ^mraised from the dead, ⁿthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his ^rcoming those who ^sbelong to Christ.

The Preeminence of Christ

15 He is the ^zimage of the ^ainvisible God, ^bthe firstborn of all creation.

18 And he is the ^ghead of the body, the church. He is ^hthe beginning, ⁱthe firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be ^jpreeminent.

6 And again, when he brings the ^kfirstborn into the world, he says,

5 and from Jesus Christ the ⁱfaithful witness, ^jthe firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who ^kloves us ^land has freed us from our sins by his blood