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# He is the head
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"Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head". It is best to translate "Son" with the same word that your language uses to refer to a human son.
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# He is the head of the body, the church
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Paul speaks of Jesus's position over the church as if he were the head on the human body. As the head rules the body, so does Jesus rule the church.
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# the beginning
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"the originating authority."
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# firstborn from among the dead
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Jesus is the first person to die and come back to life, never to die again.
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