Verse List for COL 1:18

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OET (OET-RV) He is the head of the body which is the assembly. He is the beginning, the first of the dead to come back to life, so that he would be the first in everything,

OET-LV And he is the head of _the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, firstborn from the dead, in _order _that he may _become being _first, in all things

ULT And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself might become first among all things.

UST In regard to the church, that is, all believers, he rules over it as people’s heads rule over their bodies. He made it possible for the church to begin when he was the first person to live again after dying, never to die again. Because of these things about him, he is greater and more important than anything and anybody else.

BSB And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning [and] firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

MSB And He is the head of the body, the church; He is [the] beginning [and] firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

BLB And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that He might be holding preeminence in all things,

AICNT And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning,[fn] the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything,

OEB and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The firstborn from the dead, he is to the church the source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

WEBBE & WMBB He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

MSG ^(15-20)We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.

NET He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

LSV And He is the head of the body—the Assembly—who is a beginning, a firstborn out of the dead, that He might become first in all [things] Himself,

FBV He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, having the highest position[fn] of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.

TCNT He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in everything he may be preeminent.

T4T And God’s Son ranks above everything, because it is his Son who rules over his people [MET] as a person’s head controls his physical body, because his Son causes his people to live spiritually. God’s Son is the first one who became alive again, in order that he should become more important than anything and everyone.

LEB and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,

BBE And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

Moff Also, he is the head of the Body, that is, of the church, in virtue of his primacy as the first to be born from the dead — that gives him pre-eminence over all.

Wymth Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.

ASV 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.

DRA And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:

YLT And himself is the head of the body — the assembly — who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all [things] — himself — first,

Drby And he is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that he might have the first place in all things:

RV 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.
(And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

SLT And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that he might be the first in all.

Wbstr And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he may have the pre-eminence.

KJB-1769 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.
(And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

KJB-1611 And hee is the head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the first borne from the dead, that [fn]in all things he might haue the preeminence:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And he is the head of the body of the Churche: he is the begynnyng, the first borne of the dead, that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence.
(And he is the head of the body of the Churche: he is the beginning, the first-born of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

Gnva And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence.
(And he is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

Cvdl And he is the heade of the body, namely, of the cogregacion: he is the begynnynge and first begotten from the deed, that in all thinges he mighte haue the preemynence.
(And he is the head of the body, namely, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten from the deed, that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

TNT And he is the heed of the body that is to wit of the congregacion: he is the begynnynge and fyrst begotten of the deed that in all thynges he might have the preeminence.
(And he is the head of the body that is to wit of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the deed that in all things he might have the preeminence.)

Wycl And he is heed of the bodi of the chirche; which is the bigynnyng and the firste bigetun of deede men, that he holde the firste dignyte in alle thingis.
(And he is heed of the body of the church; which is the beginning and the first begotten of deed men, that he hold the first dignyte in all things.)

Luth Und er ist das Haupt des Leibes, nämlich der Gemeinde; welcher ist der Anfang und der Erstgeborene von den Toten, auf daß, er in allen Dingen den Vorrang habe.
(And he is the head the body, namely the/of_the community/congregation; which is the/of_the beginning and the/of_the Erstgeborene from the killing(n), on/in/to that, he in all/everyone things the Vorrang have.)

ClVg Et ipse est caput corporis Ecclesiæ, qui est principium, primogenitus ex mortuis: ut sit in omnibus ipse primatum tenens:[fn]
(And exactly_that/himself it_is the_head body Assemblies/Churches, who/which it_is principle, firstborn from dead: as be in/into/on to_all exactly_that/himself primatum tenant:)

SR-GNT Καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων, ‡

UGNT καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων;

SBL-GNT καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ⸀ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων,

RP-GNT Καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων·

TC-GNT καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν [fn]ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων,