中译版圣经:

• 他也是教会全体之首。他是元始，是从死里首先复生的，使他可以在凡事上居首位。
• 新中译版圣经:他也是教会全体之首。他是元始，是从死里首先复生的，使他可以在凡事上居首位。
• 新世纪圣经:他是身体的头，这身体就是教会。他是元始，是死人中首先复生的，好让他在凡事上居首位；
• LCC:他是身体、教会、的头；他是元始，是从死人中首先活起来的，好使他在万事上居首位，
• TCB:他是教会的头，也就是他身体的头；他是新生命的源头。他是长子，首先从死里复活，目的是要在万有中居首位。
• 当代圣经:他也是教会的头，是元始，是首先从死里复活的；所以，他可以在一切的事上居首位。
• CSG:他又是身体──教会的头：他是元始，是死者中的首生者，为使他在万有之上独占首位，

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
• NRSV:He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
• NASV:He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
• 古老版圣经:And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.
• ASV:And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
• 基础英语版圣经:And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
• DBY:And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things:
• 标准修订版圣经:He is the head of the body, the church;he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent.
• 直译圣经95版:He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
• 直译圣经77版:He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything.
• WEB:And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all [things] he may have the pre-eminence.
• YLT:And himself is the head of the body -- the assembly -- who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all [things] -- himself -- first,

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• beginning [bi´giniŋ]   n.开始，开端；起源   (初中英语单词)
• assembly [ə´sembli]   n.集会；装配；与会者   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• firstborn [´fə:stbɔ:n]   a.&n.头生的(子女)   (英语六级单词)