Colossians 1:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ He also is the Head of [His] body, the church; seeing He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, so that He alone in everything and in every respect might occupy the chief place [stand first and be preeminent].

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the one who is firstborn from among the dead so that he might occupy the first place in everything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And he is the head of his body, the Church. He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, so that in all things he may hold primacy.

Colossians 1:18 Cross References

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

Acts 26:23

how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

Psalm 89:27

I also will make him my firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

1 Corinthians 15:25

For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 1:18

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

Ephesians 1:10

unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say,

John 1:27

even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

John 1:16

For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

Romans 8:29

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

Matthew 23:8

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

Isaiah 52:13

Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.

Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

Colossians 2:19

and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.