Colossians 1:18
16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 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 firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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:
- 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 having preeminence in all things,
- ÅB
- Og han er hovedet for legemet, som er menigheten, han som er opphavet, den førstefødte av de døde, for at han i alle deler skulle være den ypperste;
- OTB
- Og han er hodet for legemet, kirken; han er begynnelsen og den førstefødte fra de døde, slik at han kan ha overherredømme i alt.
- B1930
- Og han er hovedet for legemet, som er menigheten, han som er ophavet, den førstefødte av de døde, forat han i alle deler skulde være den ypperste;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 1:22–23
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Read in contextRevelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Read in contextEphesians 4:15–16
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:20–23
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Read in contextMatthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Read in contextActs 26:23
that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
Read in contextPsalms 89:27
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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