Colossians 1:18
Berean Standard Bible (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.
In context
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.
18 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.
Colossians 1:18 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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 King James Version
- 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 World English Bible
- 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 American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And himself is the head of the body — the assembly — who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all [things] — himself — first,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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:
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he may have the pre-eminence.