Verse 19
Colossians 2:19
New Living Translation
19
and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God (Elohim) nourishes it.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ θεοῦ.
English Translation
And not holding the head, from which all the body is nourished and held together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.
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