18And 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.


In Context

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;

17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

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.

19 For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;

20 and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

Colossians 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18He 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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.