Colossians 1:18
Colossians 1:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
Colossians 1:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Colossians 1:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
So he is first in everything.
Colossians 1:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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 may have the preeminence.
Colossians 1:18 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 He is the head of the body, which is the church. Everything comes from him. He is the first one who was raised from the dead. So in all things Jesus has first place.
Colossians 1:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Colossians 1:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18 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:
Colossians 1:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 He is also the head of the church, which is his body.
He is the beginning,
the first to come back to life
so that he would have first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 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,
Colossians 1:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything.
Colossians 1:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.