Colossians 1:18 in Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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:
World English Bible (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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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,
| 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 |