Kolose 1:18

1:18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn ¹  from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things. ² 

Efesus 1:22

1:22 And God ³  put ⁴  all things under Christ’s ⁵  feet, ⁶  and he gave him to the church as head over all things. ⁷ 

[1:18]  ¹ tn See the note on the term “firstborn” in 1:15. Here the reference to Jesus as the “firstborn from among the dead” seems to be arguing for a chronological priority, i.e., Jesus was the first to rise from the dead.

[1:18]  ² tn Grk “in order that he may become in all things, himself, first.”

[1:22]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “subjected.”

[1:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:22]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Ps 8:6.

[1:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “and he gave him as head over all things to the church.”