Colossians 1:15

Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

through grace, in one faith of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ His only-begotten Son, and "the first-born of every creature,"[142]

Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans

For I have observed that ye are perfected in an immoveable faith, as if ye were nailed to the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, both in the flesh and in the spirit, and are established in love through the blood of Christ, being fully persuaded, in very truth, with respect to our Lord Jesus Christ, that He was the Son of God, "the first-born of every creature,"[8]

Epistle of Ignatius to the Tarsians

And [know ye, moreover], that He who was born of a woman was the Son of God, and He that was crucified was "the first-born of every creature,"[14]

Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth

The Son of God is older than all His creatures, so that He was a fellow-councillor with the Father in His work of creation:[16]

Tertullian An Answer to the Jews

For God the Father none ever saw, and lived.[170]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V

He calls Christ "the image of the invisible God."[869]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V

If Christ is not "the first-begotten before every creature,"[871]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V

It is well for us that in another passage (the apostle) calls Christ "the image of the invisible God."[913]

Tertullian Against Praxeas

Thus does He make Him equal to Him: for by proceeding from Himself He became His first-begotten Son, because begotten before all things;[64]

Origen de Principiis Book I

See, therefore, if the apostle does not say the same thing, when, speaking of Christ, he declares, that" He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature."[17]

Origen de Principiis Book I

He is also styled First-born, as the apostle has declared: "who is the first-born of every creature."[24]

Origen de Principiis Book I

The Apostle Paul says, that the only-begotten Son is the "image of the invisible God," and "the first-born of every creature."[35]

Origen de Principiis Book II

And if they shall say that He is visible, besides being proved to go against the declaration of Scripture, which says of the Saviour, "He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature,"[49]

Origen de Principiis Book II

His visible creation while the invisible creation is seen by faith, because human frailty can neither see all things with the bodily eye nor comprehend them by reason, seeing we men are weaker and frailer than any other rational beings (for those which are in heaven, or are supposed to exist above the heaven, are superior), it remains that we seek a being intermediate between all created things and God, i.e., a Mediator, whom the Apostle Paul styles the "first-born of every creature."[75]

Origen de Principiis Book IV

If any one, indeed, venture to ascribe essential corruption to Him who was made after the image and likeness of God, then, in my opinion, this impious charge extends even to the Son of God Himself, for He is called in Scripture the image of God.[65]

Origen Against Celsus Book VI

," in these words respecting our Saviour, who is said to be "the image of the invisible God,"[337]

Origen Against Celsus Book VII

and the First-born of all creation is called "the image of the invisible God,"[54]

Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Also Paul to the Colossians: "Who is the image of the invisible God, and the first-born of every creature."[123]

A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity

of His Father's works and powers, "the image of the invisible God; "[170]

A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity

He might unfold to us the laws of the heavenly mysteries; and who as the Word made flesh dwelt among us, of us this Christ is proved to be not man only, because He was the son of man, but also God, because He is the Son of God? And if by the apostle Christ is called "the first-born of every creature,"[174]

Methodius Discourse III. Thaleia

For how shall he be considered "the first-born of every creature,"[7]

Dionysius Against the Sabellians

And thus might any one reasonably convict these men. Oh reckless and rash men! was then "the first-born of every creature"[7]

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II

of God, esteem those laws more honourable than the necessities of this life, and pay a greater respect to them, and run together to the Church of the Lord, "which He has purchased with the blood of Christ, the beloved, the first-born of every creature."[271]

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VIII

For Thou art eternal knowledge, everlasting sight, unbegotten hearing, untaught wisdom, the first by nature, and the measure of being, and beyond all number; who didst bring all things out of nothing into being by Thy only begotten Son, but didst beget Him before all ages by Thy will, Thy power, and Thy goodness, without any instrument, the only begotten Son, God the Word, the living Wisdom, "the First-born of every creature, the angel of Thy Great Counsel,"[90]

Origen Commentary on John Book I

For each of the Gospels is a collection of announcements which are useful to him who believes them and does not misinterpret them; it brings him a benefit and naturally makes him glad because it tells of the sojourn with men, on account of men, and for their salvation, of the first-born of all creation,[31]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV

who bear the body of our sin), is likened to acertain king who is understood in relation to Jesus being united to Him, if we may dare so to speak,having more capacity towards being united and becoming entirely one with the "First-born of allcreation,"[47]