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Berean Standard Bible

“He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.”

Colossians 2:19

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Paul warns the Colossians against false teachers who focus on visions, angels and self-made religion. He says such people have lost something essential.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y no teniendo la cabeza, de la cual todo el cuerpo, alimentado y conjunto por las ligaduras y conjunturas, crece en aumento de Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, no están conectados a Cristo, la cabeza, a la cual nosotros, que formamos su cuerpo, sí estamos unidos. Y lo estamos por medio de fuertes junturas y ligamentos, con lo cual crecemos a medida que Dios nos nutre.

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