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Colossians 1:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 18 and he is the head of the body, the congregation.+ He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,+ so that he might become the one who is first in all things;

Colossians 1:18

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 18 καὶ and αὐτός he ἐστιν is ἡ the κεφαλὴ head τοῦ of the σώματος, body, τῆς of the ἐκκλησίας· ecclesia; ὅς who ἐστιν is ἡ the ἀρχή, beginning, πρωτότοκος firstborn ἐκ out of τῶν the νεκρῶν, dead (ones), ἵνα in order that γένηται might become ἐν in πᾶσιν all (things) αὐτὸς he πρωτεύων, holding the first place,

Colossians 1:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 18 and he is the head of the body, the congregation.+ He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,+ that he might become the one who is first+ in all things;

Colossians 1:18

The Bible in Living English
- 18 And he is the head of the body, the church, he who is the beginning, the firstborn out of the dead, in order that he may take the first place in every respect,

Colossians 1:18

American Standard Version
- 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

The Emphasized Bible
- 18 And he is the head of the body, the assembly, Who is the beginning, Firstborn from among the dead In order that he might become in all things himself pre-eminent;—

Colossians 1:18

King James Version
- 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

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 1:18 w79 6/15 22; w78 4/1 16-17; w76 244; g73 5/8 7; w72 729; w69 748; fm 188; w61 28; nh 24, 200; w43 121; g43 9/29 18