Colossians 1:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

New Living Translation
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

English Standard Version
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Berean Study Bible
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

New American Standard Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:

NASB 1995
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

NASB 1977
And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.

Amplified Bible
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.

Christian Standard Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Contemporary English Version
Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the first-born Son, superior to all creation.

Good News Translation
Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

International Standard Version
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

NET Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

New King James Version
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

King James 2000 Bible
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:

New Heart English Bible
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

World English Bible
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

American King James Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

American Standard Version
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

A Faithful Version
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

Darby Bible Translation
who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;

English Revised Version
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

Webster's Bible Translation
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first borne of all creatures.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Which is the ymage of the inuisyble God, first begotte before all creatures.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
which is the ymage of the invisible god fyrst begotten of all creatures.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
who is the image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation,

Berean Literal Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

Young's Literal Translation
who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

Smith's Literal Translation
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:

Literal Emphasis Translation
Who is the image of the unseen God, the firstborn of all creation,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Catholic Public Domain Version
He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He who is the image of The Unseen God and is The Firstborn of all creation.

Lamsa Bible
He is the image of the invisible God, and the first-born of every creature:

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature;

Godbey New Testament
who is the image of the invisible God, being the first begotten of all creation,

Haweis New Testament
Who is the image of the invisible God, the prime author of all creation:

Mace New Testament
he is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation.

Weymouth New Testament
Christ is the visible representation of the invisible God, the Firstborn and Lord of all creation.

Worrell New Testament
Who is the image of the invisible God, Primal Source of all creation;

Worsley New Testament
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation:
















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