Colossians 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.”
Colossians 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Colossians 2:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Colossians 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.”
Colossians 2:19 — World English Bible
Colossians 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Colossians 2:19 — American Standard Version
Colossians 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and not holding the head, from which all the body--through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together--may increase with the increase of God.”
Colossians 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Colossians 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase ofGod. ”
Colossians 2:19 — Darby Translation
Colossians 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And holdeth not the head, whereof all the body furnished and knit together by ioyntes and bands, increaseth with the increasing of God.”
Colossians 2:19 — Geneva Bible
Colossians 2:19 in Context — Colossians 2
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
What Does Colossians 2:19 Mean?
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