They had to acknowledge him as Jehovah’s High Priest and as their Leader, the Head of the Christian congregation. ​ — Colossians 1: 13, 14, 18.
وَقَدِ ٱعْتَرَفُوا بِأَنَّهُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ٱلْمُعَيَّنُ مِنْ يَهْوَه وَقَائِدُهُمْ ،‏ رَأْسُ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ ٱلْمَسِيحِيَّةِ .‏ —‏ كولوسي ١ :‏ ​ ١٣ ،‏ ١٤ ،‏ ١٨‏ .‏