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Berean Standard Bible

“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”

Colossians 1:15

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Study note

Colossians was written to a church in the Lycus Valley of Asia Minor, founded not by Paul but by his coworker Epaphras. The church was being unsettled by teaching that seems to have mixed philosophy, special rules and reverence for angelic powers.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El cual es la imagen del Dios invisible, el primogénito de toda criatura.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cristo es la imagen misma del Dios invisible, y existe desde antes que Dios comenzara la creación.

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