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Colossians 1:18
New English Translation
Colossians 1:18
New English Translation
18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn[a] from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.[b]
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:18 tn See the note on the term “firstborn” in 1:15. Here the reference to Jesus as the “firstborn from the dead” seems to be arguing for a chronological priority, i.e., Jesus was the first to rise from the dead.
- Colossians 1:18 tn Grk “in order that he may become in all things, himself, first.”
Colossians 1:18
New International Version
Colossians 1:18
New International Version
18 And he is the head(A) of the body, the church;(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn(C) from among the dead,(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
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