Colossians 1:18

King James Version

¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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Colossians 1:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸And ^(A)he is the head of the body, the church. He is ^(B)the beginning, ^(C)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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Colossians 1:18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸He is also the ^(A)head of ^(B)the body, the church; and He is ^(C)the beginning, ^(D)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

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Colossians 1:18

New International Version

¹⁸And 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.

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

King James Version

¹⁴For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴For ^(A)since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him ^(B)those who have fallen asleep.

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, ^(A)so also God will bring with Him ^(B)those who have fallen asleep ^[a]through Jesus.

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Footnotes

1 Thessalonians 4:14 I.e., as believers

1 Thessalonians 4:14

New International Version

¹⁴For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,^(A) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.^(B)

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