17 He [a](A)is before all things, and in Him all things [b]hold together. 18 He is also the (B)head of (C)the body, the church; and He is (D)the beginning, (E)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For [c]it was (F)the Father’s good pleasure for all (G)the [d]fullness to dwell in Him,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to
  2. Colossians 1:17 Or endure
  3. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell
  4. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity

17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(B) of the body, the church;(C) he is the beginning and the firstborn(D) from among the dead,(E) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(F) to have all his fullness(G) dwell in him,

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