Colossians 1:18
ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀରୂପ ଶରୀରର ମୁଖ୍ଯ ଅଟନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବିଷୟ ତାହାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଆସିଥାଏ। ସେ ମୃତ୍ଯୁରୁ ପୁର୍ନରୁଥିତ ଏକମାତ୍ର ପୁର୍ନରୁଥିତ ଈଶ୍ବର ହାଇେଥିବା ପ୍ରଭୁ। ଅତଏବ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବିଷୟ ରେ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ସର୍ବାପେକ୍ଷା ମହତ୍ତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
| And | καὶ | kai | kay |
| he | αὐτός | autos | af-TOSE |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| the | ἡ | hē | ay |
| head | κεφαλὴ | kephalē | kay-fa-LAY |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | too |
| body, | σώματος | sōmatos | SOH-ma-tose |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| church: | ἐκκλησίας· | ekklēsias | ake-klay-SEE-as |
| who | ὅς | hos | ose |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| the beginning, | ἀρχή | archē | ar-HAY |
| firstborn the | πρωτότοκος | prōtotokos | proh-TOH-toh-kose |
| from | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| the | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| dead; | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | nay-KRONE |
| that | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| in | γένηται | genētai | GAY-nay-tay |
| all | ἐν | en | ane |
| things he | πᾶσιν | pasin | PA-seen |
| might have the | αὐτὸς | autos | af-TOSE |
| preeminence. | πρωτεύων | prōteuōn | proh-TAVE-one |