Colossians 1:17–18
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1:17He himself is before all things and all things are held together31 in him.
1:18He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn32 from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.33
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- 31 συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.
- 32 See the note on the term “firstborn” in . Here the reference to Jesus as the “firstborn from among the dead” seems to be arguing for a chronological priority, i.e., Jesus was the first to rise from the dead.
- 33 Grk “in order that he may become in all things, himself, first.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 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.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He is before all things,
and by him all things hold together.
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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together, 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,
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KJV 1900King James Version
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 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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