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Colossians 2:19

NETBible	He has not held fast¹ to the head from whom the whole body, supported² and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.³
NIV © biblegateway Col 2:19	He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
NASB © biblegateway Col 2:19	and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.
NLT © biblegateway Col 2:19	But they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For we are joined together in his body by his strong sinews, and we grow only as we get our nourishment and strength from God.
MSG © biblegateway Col 2:19	They're completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. He is the Head and we are the body. We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us.
BBE © SABDAweb Col 2:19	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Col 2:19	and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.
NKJV © biblegateway Col 2:19	and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.
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KJV	And <2532> not <3756> holding <2902> (5723) the Head <2776>_, from <1537> which <3739> all <3956> the body <4983> by <1223> joints <860> and <2532> bands <4886> having nourishment ministered <2023> (5746)_, and <2532> knit together <4822> (5746)_, increaseth <837> (5719) with the increase <838> of God <2316>_.
NASB © biblegateway Col 2:19	and not holding <2902> fast <2902> to the head <2776> , from whom <3739> the entire <3956> body <4983> , being supplied <2023> and held <4822> together <4822> by the joints <860> and ligaments <4886> , grows <837> with a growth <838> which is from God <2316> .
NET [draft] ITL	He <2532> has <2902> not <3756> held fast <2902> to the head <2776> from <1537> whom <3739> the whole <3956> body <4983> , supported <2023> and <2532> knit together <4822> through <1223> its ligaments <4886> and <2532> sinews <860> , grows <837> with a growth <838> that is from God <2316> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ ou <3756> PRT-N kratwn <2902> (5723) V-PAP-NSM thn <3588> T-ASF kefalhn <2776> N-ASF ex <1537> PREP ou <3739> R-GSM pan <3956> A-NSN to <3588> T-NSN swma <4983> N-NSN dia <1223> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF afwn <860> N-GPF kai <2532> CONJ sundesmwn <4886> N-GPM epicorhgoumenon <2023> (5746) V-PPP-NSN kai <2532> CONJ sumbibazomenon <4822> (5746) V-PPP-NSN auxei <837> (5719) V-PAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF auxhsin <838> N-ASF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM

NETBible

He has not held fast¹ to the head from whom the whole body, supported² and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.³

NET Notes

¹tn The Greek participle κρατῶν (kratwn) was translated as a finite verb to avoid an unusually long and pedantic sentence structure in English.

²tn See BDAG 387 s.v. ἐπιχορηγέω 3.

³tn The genitive τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of source, “from God.”