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Colossians 1:18
New International Version
Colossians 1:18
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.
Colossians 1:18
King James Version
Colossians 1:18
King James Version
18 And 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
Easy-to-Read Version
Colossians 1:18
Easy-to-Read Version
18 He is the head of the body, which is the church.
He is the beginning of everything else.
And he is the first among all who will be raised from death.[a]
So in everything he is most important.
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:18 first … death Literally, “firstborn from the dead.”
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