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Colossians 1:18-20
New International Version
Colossians 1:18-20
New International Version
18 And he is the head(A) of the body, the church;(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn(C) from among the dead,(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(E) to have all his fullness(F) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(G) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(H) by making peace(I) through his blood,(J) shed on the cross.
Colossians 1:18-20
New Living Translation
Colossians 1:18-20
New Living Translation
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.[a]
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
Footnotes
- 1:18 Or the firstborn from the dead.
Colossians 1:18-20
New King James Version
Colossians 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Reconciled in Christ
19 For it pleased the Father that (C)in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and (D)by Him to reconcile (E)all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, (F)having made peace through the blood of His cross.
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