Colossians 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 2:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
κρατῶν
kratéō
G2902
to have power
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κεφαλήν
kephalḗ
G2776
head
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
οὗ
hós
G3739
who
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σῶμα
sōma
G4983
body
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἁφῶν
haphḗ
G860
bond
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνδέσμων
sýndesmos
G4886
bond
ἐπιχορηγούμενον
epichorēgéō
G2023
to supply
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνβιβαζόμενον
symbibázō
G4822
to join together
αὔξει
auxánō
G837
to increase
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
αὔξησιν
aúxēsis
G838
increase
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and not holding fast to the head, from which the whole body, being supplied and held together through the joints and ligaments, grows with the growth from God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).