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Colossians 1:17-19
Common English Bible
Colossians 1:17-19
Common English Bible
17 He existed before all things,
and all things are held together in him.
18 He is the head of the body, the church,
who is the beginning,
the one who is firstborn from among the dead[a]
so that he might occupy the first place in everything.
19 Because all the fullness of God was pleased to live in him,
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:18 Or first over the dead
Colossians 1:17-19
New International Version
Colossians 1:17-19
New International Version
17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(B) of the body, the church;(C) he is the beginning and the firstborn(D) from among the dead,(E) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(F) to have all his fullness(G) dwell in him,
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