There Are Many Scriptures That Disprove The Trinity

[johnluke]

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And the JW stance is to allow their Translators to add anything theywanted to the inspired Text, to make the Scriptures say EXACTLY what THEY wanted them to say,

instead of what GOD really inspired the Prophets and Apostles to say.

Now that may sound like a very BOLD statement, but I have absolute PROOF that the Watchtower Society's TRANSLATORS actually admitted to doing EXACTLY WHAT I JUST STATED.

Ask any Jehovah Witness, "Do you believe that anyone who adds their own words to the Word of God is a False Prophet?" If they say "Yes", then ask them to read the FOREWORD of the Second Edition of the New World Translation copyright 1961, THAT GREEN HARDBACK THEY USED TO HAND OUT IN THE 60's & 70's:

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FOREWORD​

IT IS a very responsible thing to translate the Holy Scriptures from their original languages, Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, into modern speech. Translating the Holy Scriptures means a rendering into another language the thoughts and sayings of the heavenly Author of this sacred library of sixty-six books, Jehovah God, which holy men of long ago put down in writing under inspiration for our benefit today. That is a sobering thought. The translators who have a fear and love of the divine Author of the Holy Scriptures feel especially a responsibility toward Him to transmit his thoughts and declarations as accurately as possible. They also feel a responsibility toward the searching readers of the modern translation who depend upon the inspired Word of the Most High God for their everlasting salvation. It was with such a sense of solemn responsibility that the committee of dedicated men have produced the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, over the course of many years. As soon as each part of the translation became available for publication it was turned over to the publishers for printing, all together in six volumes. The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures, containing the twenty-seven books from Matthew through The Revelation, first appeared in 1950. In due order the volumes of the New World Translation of the Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures appeared, the first volume in 1953, the second in 1955, the third in 1957, the fourth in 1958, and the fifth in 1960. From the start of the work it was the desire of the translators to have all these contemplated volumes brought together in the form of one book, inasmuch as the Holy Scriptures are in fact one book by the One Author. To this end, as soon as the final volume of the series had been issued in 1960, the committee set to work to prepare the entire translation for publication under one cover. The committee was then able to take under survey the translation as a whole and to discern where improvements could be made. An effort was put forth to bring about even greater consistency in the renderings of the related parts of the Holy Scriptures, such as in harmonizing with the original Hebrew readings of the reading of quotations made in the Christian Greek Scriptures. Since the one-volume edition of the Holy Scriptures was to contain no footnotes,

many footnote readings that had appeared in the earlier translation

in six distinct volumes were lifted and put into the main text of the

one-volume edition.

This does not mean that the earlier rendering that was now replaced was rejected. Rather, the purpose was to attain to closer conformity to the literal reading in the original languages. All this process has resulted in revisions in the main text of the translation.

The now completed one-volume edition may therefore be properly called a revised edition of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. In releasing it for publication we do so with a deep sense of gratitude to the Divine Author of the Holy Scriptures, who has thus privileged us and in whose spirit we have trusted to co-operate with us in this worthy work. We hope for His blessing upon the published translation in behalf of all who read and use it in learning his holy will.

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New World Bible Translation Committee
January 17, 1961, New York, N.Y.

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DOES THAT NOT SOLIDLY IDENTIFY THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY AS A FALSE PROPHET.

A lot of us Christians started pointing out to them that the New World Bible Translation Committee admitted that they lifted their footnotes into the text, thus adding their words to the Word of God. The Watch Tower Society, responded by publishing a third edition, totally changing the FORWARD, and deleting that paragraph entirely.

Prov 30:6 (KJV)6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.​

There 518 different languages that the full Bible has been translated into. There is 2,798 different languages that have a partial translation of the Bible. So that means there are at least 2,798 different versions of the Bible. I did a study in the Bible Gateway and found at least 30 translations of the Bible in English, and I'm sure there are more. The interesting thing about those 30 is that there is not 1 that agrees word for word with any other of them.
So read the forward of any translation and you will find similar results as you did when you read the JW forward. They were rather naive to tell us all of what they did to come up with their version of the Bible. But at least they told you. Not like the other versions, they did not tell you all their dirty little secrets. One which comes to mind in reference to the Trinity is
1 john 5:7-8. Now I'm sure you have used this scripture to support your position of the Trinity. But this scripture was for a long time just a footnote made by a scribe that was finally included in the text by a good-minded copiest that thought he was doing good for God. Well, was he doing good or is he a false prophet and who knows what other changes he made. Does that make false all Bible translations that have those verses in their text?
Who even knows what the original said so we can really know what was written? There is no originals to refer to. That's part of the reason that Bowman can read Matthew 3:16-17 and get a rock solid confirmation of the Trinity and I can read the same scripture and get a rock solid condemnation of the Trinity. However, all of the English translations of the Bible (I use the KJV) render Matthew 3:16-17 the same way, with an exception of the few words added or substracted.
You don't want to open up the discussion of translation purity, you will lose that debate. But we do the best we can and we have these debate forums to try to express an opinion about scripture in the hope that one might learn from me and I might learn from you all. I am not JW, but I lean closer toward their view of the nature of God (which is not correct in my opinion) than I do to the Trinity.

 

[Bowman]

Who even knows what the original said so we can really know what was written? There is no originals to refer to. That's part of the reason that Bowman can read Matthew 3:16-17 and get a rock solid confirmation of the Trinity and I can read the same scripture and get a rock solid condemnation of the Trinity. However, all of the English translations of the Bible (I use the KJV) render Matthew 3:16-17 the same way, with an exception of the few words added or substracted.
You don't want to open up the discussion of translation purity, you will lose that debate. But we do the best we can and we have these debate forums to try to express an opinion about scripture in the hope that one might learn from me and I might learn from you all. I am not JW, but I lean closer toward their view of the nature of God (which is not correct in my opinion) than I do to the Trinity.

The term Trinity is an epithet used to describe the nature of the Biblical God as He has chosen to reveal himself throughout scripture....as such, NO scripture thwarts it...because it represents ALL scripture!

What part of that do you Trinity-deniers not get?!

 

[krow]

The term Trinity is an epithet used to describe the nature of the Biblical God as He has chosen to reveal himself throughout scripture....as such, NO scripture thwarts it...because it represents ALL scripture!

What part of that do you Trinity-deniers not get?!

Also the only way you can say God is love is by Him being three persons of one essence. Love is an action. There is eternal love between the Father, Son, and Spirit. Without any other created thing God is therefore loving.

 

[krow]

Also using one scripture here or there to deny the trinity is crazy when there are many more that support it. Scripture as a whole does and the ones that talk about Jesus submitting to the Father make sense as for Jesus to fulfill the law the man part of Him has to be in submission to the Father. But we know He is more than a mere man because He has all of God's attributes also while on earth (as evidenced by the miracles and His knowledge of things He could not know otherwise). He knows people's thoughts, heals their diseases, gives them eternal life by faith in His name...and so on and so on.

 

[krow]

This is one of my favorite bible scriptures.

Collosians 1:
[SUP]15 [/SUP]The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. [SUP]16 [/SUP]For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. [SUP]17[/SUP]He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [SUP]18 [/SUP]And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. [SUP]19 [/SUP]For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, [SUP]20 [/SUP]and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

 

[johnluke]

This is one of my favorite bible scriptures.

Collosians 1:
[SUP]15 [/SUP]The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. [SUP]16 [/SUP]For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. [SUP]17[/SUP]He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [SUP]18 [/SUP]And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. [SUP]19 [/SUP]For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, [SUP]20 [/SUP]and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Krow, Collosians 1:15 is one of the great scriptures in the entire Bible. It, however, also demonstrates the liberty that translators take to advance a position on a particular topic. In the King James Version of the Bible, this scripture is translated differently than the translation that you used. It is so different that the entire meaning of the scripture is jeopardized. Not having the original, it is left up to the translators of a copy to get it right. One half say one way, the other half another way, with plenty of arguments and ugly accusations being thrown from both sides, so that the real rendition and hence the real meaning may be lost forever for this verse.
So here is how the KJV renders this translation:
Who is in the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
Your version makes it sound like Jesus is the supervisor over the entire creation. The KJV makes it sound like Jesus is the first creature born of all the creatures. One a creator, one a creature. How much more different can it be?
What is the truth?
Tell us what version you quoted please and thank you.
By the way, I do not believe Jesus had a beginning, he is eternal. In his eternal journey though, he went through different phases. For instance when he was born on the earth, it was the first time in his immortal existence that his mind and spirit were housed in a body of flesh and bone and blood. For the eternities before his earth experience he was composed of mind and spirit. After he died on Calvary, he went into another phase of just mind and spirit again. After he was resurrected, he went through another phase, he was composed of a mind and spirit housed again in a body of flesh and bone, but this time the body was a resurrected, perfect, eternal body of flesh and bone similar to, but light years away from an earthly body of flesh and bone and blood.

 

[krow]

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: [SUP]14 [/SUP]In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
[SUP]15 [/SUP]Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

It reads the same. It speaks of Christ... he is refering to Him for the moment right there in that passage even in the KJV.

 

[krow]

Krow, Collosians 1:15 is one of the great scriptures in the entire Bible. It, however, also demonstrates the liberty that translators take to advance a position on a particular topic. In the King James Version of the Bible, this scripture is translated differently than the translation that you used. It is so different that the entire meaning of the scripture is jeopardized. Not having the original, it is left up to the translators of a copy to get it right. One half say one way, the other half another way, with plenty of arguments and ugly accusations being thrown from both sides, so that the real rendition and hence the real meaning may be lost forever for this verse.
So here is how the KJV renders this translation:
Who is in the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
Your version makes it sound like Jesus is the supervisor over the entire creation. The KJV makes it sound like Jesus is the first creature born of all the creatures. One a creator, one a creature. How much more different can it be?
What is the truth?
Tell us what version you quoted please and thank you.
By the way, I do not believe Jesus had a beginning, he is eternal. In his eternal journey though, he went through different phases. For instance when he was born on the earth, it was the first time in his immortal existence that his mind and spirit were housed in a body of flesh and bone and blood. For the eternities before his earth experience he was composed of mind and spirit. After he died on Calvary, he went into another phase of just mind and spirit again. After he was resurrected, he went through another phase, he was composed of a mind and spirit housed again in a body of flesh and bone, but this time the body was a resurrected, perfect, eternal body of flesh and bone similar to, but light years away from an earthly body of flesh and bone and blood.

It only reads different if your one of those who has trouble reading old english and the way it is formatted. The MEANING is the same in both versions. Re read it in the KJV...it still says Christ created everything and obviously for that to be He must be God and Eternal. Jeez.

 

[Bowman]

Krow, Collosians 1:15 is one of the great scriptures in the entire Bible. It, however, also demonstrates the liberty that translators take to advance a position on a particular topic. In the King James Version of the Bible, this scripture is translated differently than the translation that you used. It is so different that the entire meaning of the scripture is jeopardized. Not having the original, it is left up to the translators of a copy to get it right. One half say one way, the other half another way, with plenty of arguments and ugly accusations being thrown from both sides, so that the real rendition and hence the real meaning may be lost forever for this verse.
So here is how the KJV renders this translation:
Who is in the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
Your version makes it sound like Jesus is the supervisor over the entire creation. The KJV makes it sound like Jesus is the first creature born of all the creatures. One a creator, one a creature. How much more different can it be?
What is the truth?
Tell us what version you quoted please and thank you.
By the way, I do not believe Jesus had a beginning, he is eternal. In his eternal journey though, he went through different phases. For instance when he was born on the earth, it was the first time in his immortal existence that his mind and spirit were housed in a body of flesh and bone and blood. For the eternities before his earth experience he was composed of mind and spirit. After he died on Calvary, he went into another phase of just mind and spirit again. After he was resurrected, he went through another phase, he was composed of a mind and spirit housed again in a body of flesh and bone, but this time the body was a resurrected, perfect, eternal body of flesh and bone similar to, but light years away from an earthly body of flesh and bone and blood.

You seem to be fixated on trash-talking the very Trinitarian English translations that you, yourself, use.

Why not consult the Greek if you are so pessimistic...


ος εστιν εικων του θεου του αορατου πρωτοτοκος πασηςκτισεως


Col 1.15 expresses subordination. The genitive substantive specifies that which is subordinated to, or under, the dominion of the head substantive. In this case, the creation is subordinate to Jesus.

Adding context, (Col 1.9 – 20), clearly and irrefutably demonstrates Jesus’ deity.

Further, Col 1.15 – 20 is a hymn…and, as we all know, hymns are sung to deity, not mortals.

 

[VCO]

I apologise in advance if this question has already been asked. Did anyone know that the concept of the Trinity was first introduced or believed in 325 AD at the Council of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine?

I therefore do not believe in the trinity as Jesus never preached this.

You can look it up yourselves if you like.

Oh, then you didn't know that what you just stated is a false history of the Roots of the Trinity Doctrine, made up by non-Trinitarians?

Not even counting the Holy Scriptures themselves, Barnabas mentioned the Deity of Christ in a Letter he wrote in 74 A.D., as well as other early Church writers:

http://www.bible.ca/H-trinity.htmwell

 

[VCO]

There 518 different languages that the full Bible has been translated into. There is 2,798 different languages that have a partial translation of the Bible. So that means there are at least 2,798 different versions of the Bible. I did a study in the Bible Gateway and found at least 30 translations of the Bible in English, and I'm sure there are more. The interesting thing about those 30 is that there is not 1 that agrees word for word with any other of them.
So read the forward of any translation and you will find similar results as you did when you read the JW forward. They were rather naive to tell us all of what they did to come up with their version of the Bible. But at least they told you. Not like the other versions, they did not tell you all their dirty little secrets. One which comes to mind in reference to the Trinity is
1 john 5:7-8. Now I'm sure you have used this scripture to support your position of the Trinity. But this scripture was for a long time just a footnote made by a scribe that was finally included in the text by a good-minded copiest that thought he was doing good for God. Well, was he doing good or is he a false prophet and who knows what other changes he made. Does that make false all Bible translations that have those verses in their text?
Who even knows what the original said so we can really know what was written? There is no originals to refer to. That's part of the reason that Bowman can read Matthew 3:16-17 and get a rock solid confirmation of the Trinity and I can read the same scripture and get a rock solid condemnation of the Trinity. However, all of the English translations of the Bible (I use the KJV) render Matthew 3:16-17 the same way, with an exception of the few words added or substracted.
You don't want to open up the discussion of translation purity, you will lose that debate. But we do the best we can and we have these debate forums to try to express an opinion about scripture in the hope that one might learn from me and I might learn from you all. I am not JW, but I lean closer toward their view of the nature of God (which is not correct in my opinion) than I do to the Trinity.

No that only means Bowman is a born again Christian with the Holy Spirit in Him as his Teacher, and you are not.

And only ONE Bible admitted that their Translators lifted their footnotes into the TEXT, disguising them as the WORD OF GOD ITSELF, and that is the NWT.

 

[Anonimous]

If anyone has a problem with the Holy Spirit...they DO have a problem.

 

[johnluke]

No that only means Bowman is a born again Christian with the Holy Spirit in Him as his Teacher, and you are not.

And only ONE Bible admitted that their Translators lifted their footnotes into the TEXT, disguising them as the WORD OF GOD ITSELF, and that is the NWT.

VCO,
Answer these 2 questions, honestly.
1) Have your read the forward to all 2,798 translations of the Bible?

2) Which Bible copiest or translator lifted the 1 John 5:7-8 footnote and placed it in the text?

 

[Arwen4CJ]

There 518 different languages that the full Bible has been translated into. There is 2,798 different languages that have a partial translation of the Bible. So that means there are at least 2,798 different versions of the Bible. I did a study in the Bible Gateway and found at least 30 translations of the Bible in English, and I'm sure there are more. The interesting thing about those 30 is that there is not 1 that agrees word for word with any other of them.
So read the forward of any translation and you will find similar results as you did when you read the JW forward. They were rather naive to tell us all of what they did to come up with their version of the Bible. But at least they told you. Not like the other versions, they did not tell you all their dirty little secrets. One which comes to mind in reference to the Trinity is
1 john 5:7-8. Now I'm sure you have used this scripture to support your position of the Trinity. But this scripture was for a long time just a footnote made by a scribe that was finally included in the text by a good-minded copiest that thought he was doing good for God. Well, was he doing good or is he a false prophet and who knows what other changes he made. Does that make false all Bible translations that have those verses in their text?
Who even knows what the original said so we can really know what was written? There is no originals to refer to. That's part of the reason that Bowman can read Matthew 3:16-17 and get a rock solid confirmation of the Trinity and I can read the same scripture and get a rock solid condemnation of the Trinity. However, all of the English translations of the Bible (I use the KJV) render Matthew 3:16-17 the same way, with an exception of the few words added or substracted.
You don't want to open up the discussion of translation purity, you will lose that debate. But we do the best we can and we have these debate forums to try to express an opinion about scripture in the hope that one might learn from me and I might learn from you all. I am not JW, but I lean closer toward their view of the nature of God (which is not correct in my opinion) than I do to the Trinity.

1 John 5:7-8 (NASB)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]For there are three that testify: [SUP]8 [/SUP][SUP][a][/SUP]the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are [SUP][b][/SUP]in agreement.
[h=4]Footnotes:[/h]

1. 1 John 5:8 A few late mss add ...in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit
2. 1 John 5:8 Lit for the one thing

Only part of those verses are not thought to be in the original manuscript, not the whole thing. Most modern translators put the part that is not thought to be original in a footnote, as seen here in the NASB.

You show that you do not understand textual criticism. Bible translators compare different copies of manuscripts that are available, and the pay special attention to the oldest copies. If something is found in the oldest copies, then they are pretty confident it was in the original. If something is not in the older manuscripts, but was in newer ones, then they are less likely to think it was in the original manuscript. We can be fairly certain that most Bibles today contain close to what the originals had.

There is already a discussion going on in the forum regarding translation purity -- it's a KJV thread.

Yes -- let us hope that we learn from one another.

 

[johnluke]

No that only means Bowman is a born again Christian with the Holy Spirit in Him as his Teacher, and you are not.

And only ONE Bible admitted that their Translators lifted their footnotes into the TEXT, disguising them as the WORD OF GOD ITSELF, and that is the NWT.

If Bowman truly had the Holy Spirit with him he would not be so condescending about his responses, he would not be rude, he would not call other people names and use the word "jacked" when laughing at their theology. He would use kind words and actually have a real debate that is meaningful. He would enjoy the conversation, because he would have an oppertunity to put his arm around someone and help them understand what he knows to be true. Look at the man "just me" and the way he responds and contrast him to the way Bowman responds and I think you will see what I mean.

 

[Arwen4CJ]

Also using one scripture here or there to deny the trinity is crazy when there are many more that support it. Scripture as a whole does and the ones that talk about Jesus submitting to the Father make sense as for Jesus to fulfill the law the man part of Him has to be in submission to the Father. But we know He is more than a mere man because He has all of God's attributes also while on earth (as evidenced by the miracles and His knowledge of things He could not know otherwise). He knows people's thoughts, heals their diseases, gives them eternal life by faith in His name...and so on and so on.

Also, a church that had as their senior pastor a man who had grown up Jewish. He became a follower of Jesus Christ as an adult, and he wrote an article about how Christianity is Jewish. In that article he stated that he wished that Christianity used more Jewish thinking rather than Greek thinking. He explained the difference.

He said Jews think in terms of blocks of knowledge rather than linearly. Greek thinking is linear, which means that instead of accepting chunks of knowledge, each individual strand is examined to see if it disproves other things. So, for Jews it doesn't matter if one verse or whatever seems to contradict another verse. They look at the overall picture, and accept it. Greeks would try to reconcile the two differences, and try to prove that one was right and one was wrong.

 

[Arwen4CJ]

Krow, Collosians 1:15 is one of the great scriptures in the entire Bible. It, however, also demonstrates the liberty that translators take to advance a position on a particular topic. In the King James Version of the Bible, this scripture is translated differently than the translation that you used. It is so different that the entire meaning of the scripture is jeopardized. Not having the original, it is left up to the translators of a copy to get it right. One half say one way, the other half another way, with plenty of arguments and ugly accusations being thrown from both sides, so that the real rendition and hence the real meaning may be lost forever for this verse.
So here is how the KJV renders this translation:
Who is in the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
Your version makes it sound like Jesus is the supervisor over the entire creation. The KJV makes it sound like Jesus is the first creature born of all the creatures. One a creator, one a creature. How much more different can it be?
What is the truth?
Tell us what version you quoted please and thank you.
By the way, I do not believe Jesus had a beginning, he is eternal. In his eternal journey though, he went through different phases. For instance when he was born on the earth, it was the first time in his immortal existence that his mind and spirit were housed in a body of flesh and bone and blood. For the eternities before his earth experience he was composed of mind and spirit. After he died on Calvary, he went into another phase of just mind and spirit again. After he was resurrected, he went through another phase, he was composed of a mind and spirit housed again in a body of flesh and bone, but this time the body was a resurrected, perfect, eternal body of flesh and bone similar to, but light years away from an earthly body of flesh and bone and blood.

First, if you believe that Jesus had no begining, and is eternal, then how can you deny that He is Yahweh?

No individual verse of Scripture should be interpreted in isolation of the surrounding verses and chapter and book that it is a part of.

If you read the verse in the context of verses 15-20, it seems to me that it really is talking about Jesus being supreme over all created things.

Let's compare all the English versions of this passage that are available on Bible gateway....(keep in mind that these translations vary in terms of how literal they are)

Colossians 1:15-20 (21st Century King James Version)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For by Him were all things created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He might have the preeminence.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell,
[SUP]20 [/SUP]and having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself — by Him, I say, whether they be things on earth or things in heaven.



Colossians 1:15-20 (American Standard Version)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
[SUP]16 [/SUP]for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
[SUP]17 [/SUP]and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;
[SUP]20 [/SUP]and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.



Colossians 1:15-20 (Amplified Bible)
[SUP]15 [/SUP][Now] He is the [SUP][a][/SUP]exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together).
[SUP]18 [/SUP]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].
[SUP]19 [/SUP]For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him [SUP][b][/SUP]permanently.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And God purposed that through ([SUP][c][/SUP]by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled [SUP][d][/SUP]back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Common English Bible)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]The Son is the image of the invisible God,
the one who is first over all creation,[SUP][a][/SUP]

[SUP]16 [/SUP]Because all things were created by him:
both in the heavens and on the earth,
the things that are visible and the things that are invisible.
Whether they are thrones or powers,
or rulers or authorities,
all things were created through him and for him.

[SUP]17 [/SUP]He existed before all things,
and all things are held together in him.

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

[SUP]19 [/SUP]Because all the fullness of God was pleased to live in him,
[SUP]20 [/SUP] and he reconciled all things to himself through him—
whether things on earth or in the heavens.
He brought peace through the blood of his cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Complete Jewish Bible)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]He is the visible image of the invisible God. He is supreme over all creation, [SUP]16 [/SUP]because in connection with him were created all things — in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, lordships, rulers or authorities — they have all been created through him and for him. [SUP]17 [/SUP]He existed before all things, and he holds everything together.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Also he is head of the Body, the Messianic Community — he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might hold first place in everything. [SUP]19 [/SUP]For it pleased God to have his full being live in his Son [SUP]20 [/SUP]and through his Son to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace through him, through having his Son shed his blood by being executed on a stake.



Colossians 1:15-20 (Contemporary English Version)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]Christ is exactly like God,
who cannot be seen.
He is the first-born Son,
superior to all creation.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Everything was created by him,
everything in heaven
and on earth,
everything seen and unseen,
including all forces
and powers,
and all rulers
and authorities.
All things were created
by God’s Son,
and everything was made
for him.


[SUP]17 [/SUP]God’s Son was before all else,
and by him everything
is held together.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]He is the head of his body,
which is the church.
He is the very beginning,
the first to be raised
from death,
so that he would be
above all others.

[SUP]19 [/SUP]God himself was pleased
to live fully in his Son.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And God was pleased
for him to make peace
by sacrificing his blood
on the cross,
so that all beings in heaven
and on earth
would be brought back to God.


Colossians 1:15-20 (Darby Translation)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
[SUP]16 [/SUP]because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]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:
[SUP]19 [/SUP]for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,
[SUP]20 [/SUP]and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross—by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he is before all, and by him all things consist.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven.


Colossians 1:15-20 (Easy-to-Read Version)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]No one can see God,
but the Son is exactly like God.
He rules over everything that has been made.[SUP][a][/SUP]
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Through his power all things were made:
things in heaven and on earth, seen and not seen—
all spiritual rulers, lords, powers, and authorities.
Everything was made through him and for him.

[SUP]17 [/SUP]The Son was there before anything was made.
And all things continue because of him.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]He is the head of the body, which is the church.
He is the beginning of everything else.
And he is the first among all who will be raised from death.[SUP][b][/SUP]
So in everything he is most important.

[SUP]19 [/SUP]God was pleased for all of himself to live in the Son.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] And through him, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—
things on earth and things in heaven.
God made peace by using the blood sacrifice of his Son on the cross.


Colossians 1:15-20 (English Standard Version)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. [SUP]16 [/SUP]For by[SUP][a][/SUP] him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. [SUP]17 [/SUP]And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [SUP]18 [/SUP]And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. [SUP]19 [/SUP]For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, [SUP]20 [/SUP]and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.


Colossians 1:15-20 (Expanded Bible)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]The Son [[SUP]L [/SUP]…who] is ·the image of [exactly like; the visible representation of] the invisible God [John 1:18; Heb. 1:3]. He ·ranks higher than [[SUP]L [/SUP]is the firstborn of/over] ·everything that has been made [all creation; Prov. 8:22–30]. [SUP]16 [/SUP]·Through his power [[SUP]L [/SUP]In him; or By him] all things were created [John 1:3; Heb. 1:2]—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, all ·powers [or heavenly authorities; [SUP]L [/SUP]thrones], ·authorities [dominions; kingdoms], ·lords [rulers], and ·rulers [authorities; [SUP]C [/SUP]these four may refer to angelic hierarchies, or to earthly and heavenly rulers]. All things were created through Christ and for Christ. [SUP]17 [/SUP]He ·was there before anything was made [[SUP]L [/SUP]is before all things], and all things ·continue [endure; or hold together; unite] ·because of [or in] him. [SUP]18 [/SUP]He is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning [[SUP]C [/SUP]meaning (1) the source of the church; (2) the creator of all things; or (3) the beginning/initiator of the end-time resurrection]. He is the ·first one who was raised [[SUP]L [/SUP]firstborn] from the dead. So in all things Jesus has ·first place [supremacy]. [SUP]19 [/SUP]God was pleased for all ·of himself [that he is; [SUP]L [/SUP]of his fullness] to live in ·Christ [or the Son; [SUP]L [/SUP]him]. [SUP]20 [/SUP]And through ·Christ [[SUP]L [/SUP]him], God has ·brought all things back to himself again [[SUP]L [/SUP]reconciled all things to himself]—things on earth and things in heaven. ·God made [[SUP]L [/SUP]…by making] peace through the blood of ·Christ’s death on the cross [[SUP]L [/SUP]his cross].

Colossians 1:15-20 (1599 Geneva Bible)

[SUP]15 [/SUP][SUP][a][/SUP]Who is the image of the invisible God, [SUP][b][/SUP]the first begotten of every creature.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For by him were all things created which are in heaven, and which are in earth, things visible and invisible: whether they be [SUP][c][/SUP]Thrones, or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
[SUP]18 [/SUP][SUP][d][/SUP]And he is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the [SUP][e][/SUP]first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]For it pleased the Father, that in him should [SUP][f][/SUP]all fullness dwell.
[SUP]20 [/SUP][SUP][g][/SUP]And through peace made by that blood of that his cross, to reconcile to himself through him, through him, I say, [SUP][h][/SUP]all things, both which are in earth, and which are in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (GOD'S WORD Translation)

[SUP]15 [/SUP]He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]He created all things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible.
Whether they are kings or lords,
rulers or powers—
everything has been created through him and for him.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]He existed before everything
and holds everything together.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]He is also the head of the church, which is his body.
He is the beginning,
the first to come back to life
so that he would have first place in everything.

[SUP]19 [/SUP]God was pleased to have all of himself live in Christ. [SUP]20 [/SUP]God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ’s blood sacrificed on the cross.

 

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Colossians 1:15-20 (Good News Translation)
5 Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things. 16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers, and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him. 17 Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place. 18 He is the head of his body, the church; he is the source of the body's life. He is the first-born Son, who was raised from death, in order that he alone might have the first place in all things. 19 For it was by God's own decision that the Son has in himself the full nature of God. 20 Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the whole universe back to himself. God made peace through his Son's blood[a] on the cross and so brought back to himself all things, both on earth and in heaven.


Colossians 1:15-20 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

15 He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn over all creation.[a]
16 For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace
through the blood of His cross—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (J.B. Phillips New Testament)

15-20 Now Christ is the visible expression of the invisible God. He existed before creation began, for it was through him that every thing was made, whether spiritual or material, seen or unseen. Through him, and for him, also, were created power and dominion, ownership and authority. In fact, every single thing was created through, and for him. He is both the first principle and the upholding principle of the whole scheme of creation. And now he is the head of the body which is composed of all Christian people. Life from nothing began through him, and life from the dead began through him, and he is, therefore, justly called the Lord of all. It was in him that the full nature of God chose to live, and through him God planned to reconcile in his own person, as it were, everything on earth and everything in Heaven by virtue of the sacrifice of the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Jubilee Bible 2000)

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature;

16 for by him were all things created, that are in the heavens and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they are thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by him and in him;

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the congregation[a], who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell

20 and by him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, whether they are the things in the earth or the things in the heavens.

Colossians 1:15-20 (King James Version)

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

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.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Authorized King James Version)

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 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. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Lexham Bible English)

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all[a] creation, 16 because all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all things were created through him and for him, 17 and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together, 18 and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything, 19 because he was well pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Living Bible)

15 Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all,[a] and, in fact, 16 Christ himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and earth, the things we can see and the things we can’t; the spirit world with its kings and kingdoms, its rulers and authorities; all were made by Christ for his own use and glory. 17 He was before all else began and it is his power that holds everything together. 18 He is the Head of the body made up of his people—that is, his Church—which he began; and he is the Leader of all those who arise from the dead, so that he is first in everything; 19 for God wanted all of himself to be in his Son.

20 It was through what his Son did that God cleared a path for everything to come to him—all things in heaven and on earth—for Christ’s death on the cross has made peace with God for all by his blood.

Colossians 1:15-20 (The Message)

15-18 We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.

18-20 He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament)
Colossians 1:15-20 MOUNCE - He is the image of the invisible God, - Bible Gateway
15 He hos is eimi the image eikōn of the ho invisible aoratos God theos, · ho the firstborn prōtotokos over all pas creation ktisis; 16 for hoti in en him autos all pas things ho were created ktizō, in en · ho heaven ouranos and kai on epi · ho earth gē, things ho visible horatos and kai · ho invisible aoratos, whether eite thrones thronos or eite dominions kyriotēs, whether eite principalities archē or eite powers exousia— all pas things ho have been created ktizō through dia him autos and kai for eis him autos. 17 And kai he autos is eimi before pro all pas things , and kai in en him autos all pas things ho hold synistēmi together . 18 And kai he autos is eimi the ho head kephalē of the ho body sōma, the ho church ekklēsia. He hos is eimi the beginning archē, the firstborn prōtotokos from ek the ho dead nekros, in hina order that he autos might be ginomai preeminent prōteuō in en everything pas. 19 For hoti God was pleased eudokeō to have all pas his ho fullness plērōma dwell katoikeō in en him autos, 20 and kai through dia him autos to reconcile apokatallassō · ho all things pas to eis himself autos, · ho whether eite · ho on epi · ho earth gē or eite · ho in en · ho heaven ouranos, by making peace eirēnopoieō through dia his autos blood haima shed on the ho cross stauros.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Names of God Bible)

15 He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
16 He created all things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible.
Whether they are kings or lords,
rulers or powers—
everything has been created through him and for him.
17 He existed before everything
and holds everything together.
18 He is also the head of the church, which is his body.
He is the beginning,
the first to come back to life
so that he would have first place in everything.

19 God was pleased to have all of himself live in Christ. 20 God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ’s blood sacrificed on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New American Standard Bible)

15 [a]He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He [c]is before all things, and in Him all things [d]hold together. 18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For [e]it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the [f]fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in [g]heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New Cenury Version)

15 No one can see God, but Jesus Christ is exactly like him. He ranks higher than everything that has been made. 16 Through his power all things were made—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, all powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ. 17 He was there before anything was made, and all things continue because of him. 18 He is the head of the body, which is the church. Everything comes from him. He is the first one who was raised from the dead. So in all things Jesus has first place. 19 God was pleased for all of himself to live in Christ. 20 And through Christ, God has brought all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace through the blood of Christ’s death on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New English Translation)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him—all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers—all things were created through him and for him.
17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son
20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross—through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

 

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Colossians 1:15-20 (New International Reader's Version)

15 Christ is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. He is first, and he is over all of creation. 16 All things were created by him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can’t be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. Everything was created by him and for him. 17 Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together.

18 And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything. 19 God was pleased to have his whole nature living in Christ. 20 God was pleased to bring all things back to himself because of what Christ has done. That includes all things on earth and in heaven. God made peace through Christ’s blood, through his death on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New International Version)
5 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New King James Version)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 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 may have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New Life Version)

15 Christ is as God is. God cannot be seen. Christ lived before anything was made. 16 Christ made everything in the heavens and on the earth. He made everything that is seen and things that are not seen. He made all the powers of heaven. Everything was made by Him and for Him. 17 Christ was before all things. All things are held together by Him. 18 Christ is the head of the church which is His body. He is the beginning of all things. He is the first to be raised from the dead. He is to have first place in everything. 19 God the Father was pleased to have everything made perfect by Christ, His Son. 20 Everything in heaven and on earth can come to God because of Christ’s death on the cross. Christ’s blood has made peace.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New Living Translation)

15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,[a]
16 for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (New Revised Standard Version)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in[a] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Orthodox Jewish Bible)

15 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach is the demut (BERESHIS 1:26-27; Pp 2:6) of the invisible G-d, the Bechor [TEHILLIM 89:27], the Yoresh (Heir) of kol hanivrah (all creation),

16 Because in Him were created all things in Shomayim and on Ha’Aretz, the visible and the nistar (hidden), whether thrones or dominions, whether rulers or authorities, all things through Him and for Him have been created. [TEHILLIM 33:6]

17 And Moshiach is before all things, and all things in Moshiach have been held together; [MISHLE 8:23-27; 30:4]

18 And Moshiach is the Rosh [MISHLE 8:22; 30:4] of the Geviyah (Body) [Gn 47:18; Ps 16:9-10; Isa 53:11; Job 19:25-27], and the Geviyah (nevilah, DEVARIM 21:23) is Moshiach’s Brit Chadasha Kehillah; Moshiach is its Reshit, the Bechor from the Mesim, that Moshiach might be in everything pre-eminent, [TEHILLIM 89:27]

19 Because Hashem was pleased that all His fullness have its mishkan (tabernacle) in Moshiach,

20 And through Moshiach to bring ritztzuy (reconciliation, cessation of enmity, hostility between a wrathful holy G-d and sinful Bnei Adam) between all things and Himself, having made shalom through the dahm of the kapporah of HaEtz HaMoshiach [Dt 21:23; Isa 52:15; Lv 16:15-16], whether the things on HaAretz or the things in HaShomayim.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Revised Standard Version)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; 16 for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. 19 For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (The Voice)

15 He is the exact image of the invisible God, the firstborn of creation, the eternal. 16 It was by Him that everything was created: the heavens, the earth, all things within and upon them, all things seen and unseen, thrones and dominions, spiritual powers and authorities. Every detail was crafted through His design, by His own hands, and for His purposes. 17 He has always been! It is His hand that holds everything together. 18 He is the head of this body, the church. He is the beginning, the first of those to be reborn from the dead, so that in every aspect, at every view, in everything—He is first. 19 God was pleased that all His fullness should forever dwell in the Son 20 who, as predetermined by God, bled peace into the world by His death on the cross as God’s means of reconciling to Himself the whole creation—all things in heaven and all things on earth.

Colossians 1:15-20 (World English Bible)

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. 18 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. 19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him; 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Worldwide English New Testament)

15 The Son is like God who cannot be seen. He was his Son before anything was made.

16 He made everything in the sky and on the earth. He made the things which can be seen and the things which cannot be seen. That means angels, kings, great powers, and rulers. They were all made by him and for him.

17 He himself was before all things. And he holds all things together.

18 He is also the head of the body which is the church [the people who believe in Jesus Christ]. He is the beginning, the first one to rise from death, so that he would be the first one in everything.

19 God wanted Christ to have everything in himself.

20 And God chose him to be the one who would bring all things back to himself. God made peace by the blood which Christ gave on his cross. He would bring back all things on earth and in heaven.

Colossians 1:15-20 (Wycliffe Bible)
5 Which is the image of God invisible, the first begotten of each creature.

16 For in him all things be made, in heavens and in earth, visible and invisible, either thrones, either dominations, either princehoods, either powers, all things be made of nought by him, and in him,

17 and he is before all, and all things be in him.

18 And he is head of the body of the church; which is the beginning and the first begotten of dead men, that he hold the first dignity in all things[a].

19 For in him it pleased all plenty to inhabit,

20 and by him all things to be reconciled into him, and made peace by the blood of his cross, those things that be in earth's, either that be in heavens [either those things that be in earth's, or that be in heavens].

Colossians 1:15-20 (Young's Literal Translation)

15 who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

16 because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

17 and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.

18 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,

19 because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,

20 and through him to reconcile the all things to himself -- having made peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether the things upon the earth, whether the things in the heavens.

 

[johnluke]

Arwen4cj,

Thank you for the different translations of these 5 scriptures. You did a marvelous job. I hope it didn't take you all night.
I will respond later, but I just want to read each translation and enjoy your post. Thanks again. johnluke.