he is.

Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

Colossians 2:10-14
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. . . .

1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Ephesians 1:10, 22, 23
as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ. . . .

Ephesians 4:15, 16
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. . . .

Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

the beginning.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands--this is the Word of life.

Revelation 1:8
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, " says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come--the Almighty.

Revelation 3:14
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God's creation.

Revelation 21:6
And He told me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

the firstborn.

John 11:25, 26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies. . . .

Acts 26:23
that Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles."

1 Corinthians 15:20-23
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. . . .

Revelation 1:5, 18
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

in all.

Psalm 45:2-5
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever. . . .

Psalm 89:27
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Song of Solomon 5:10
My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

Isaiah 52:13
Behold, My Servant will act wisely; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted--

Matthew 23:8
But you are not to be called 'Rabbi, ' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

John 1:16, 27
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. . . .

John 3:29-31, 34, 35
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. . . .

Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

Hebrews 1:5, 6
For to which of the angels did God ever say: "You are my Son; today I have become Your Father"? Or again: "I will be His Father, and He will be My Son"? . . .

Revelation 5:9-13
And they sang a new song: "Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. . . .

Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever."

Revelation 21:23, 24
And the city has no need for sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. . . .