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Colossians 1:18
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 he might have the preeminence.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
oeb-cw
and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The first-born from the dead, he is to the church the Source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.
Open English Bible (US)
oeb-us
and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The first-born from the dead, he is to the church the Source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.