Colossians 2:19

19 And not gholding hthe Head, hfrom which all the body by joints and ibands iihaving nourishment ministered, and hknit together, jincreaseth with jjthe increase of God.

Colossians 2:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

Colossians 2:19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

Colossians 2:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.

Colossians 2:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.

Colossians 2:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 They do not hold tightly to Christ, the head. It is from him that all the parts of the body are cared for and held together. So it grows in the way God wants it to grow.

Colossians 2:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

Colossians 2:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

Colossians 2:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 He doesn’t hold on to ⸤Christ,⸥ the head. Christ makes the whole body grow as God wants it to, through support and unity given by the joints and ligaments.

Colossians 2:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.

Colossians 2:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

Colossians 2:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.

Colossians 2:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 They aren’t connected to the Head. But the whole body grows from the Head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.

Colossians 2:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.

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g	Rev. 3:11 (Gk.).
h	Eph 4:15 Eph 4:16
h	Eph 4:15 Eph 4:16
i	ch. 3:14 (Gk.).
ii	See 2 Pet. 1:11.
h	Eph 4:15 Eph 4:16
j	See John 15:5.
jj	1 Co 3:6