Colossians 1:18

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Ver. 18. And he is the head ] See the note on Ephesians 1:22 . Angels are under Christ as a head of government, of influence, of confirmation, not of redemption, as we. (Elton.)

The firstborn from the dead ] sc. of those that rise to eternal life. Others rose, but to die again, and by virtue of his resurrection; as the firstborn among the Jews communicated his good things to his brethren.