Colossians 2:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Such a person does not hold fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that comes from God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν Κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον, καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον, αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

And not kratōn the Kephalēn, from whom all the sōma through the haphōn and syndesmōn being epichorēgoumenon, and being symbibazoménon, auxei the auxēsin of Theou.

Grammar Details

• *kratōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - holding fast/grasping
• *Kephalēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - Head
• *sōma*: nominative, neuter, singular - body
• *haphōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - joints/connections
• *syndesmōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - ligaments/bonds
• *epichorēgoumenon*: present passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being supplied/supported
• *symbibazoménon*: present passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being joined together
• *auxei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - grows/increases
• *auxēsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - growth/increase
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God

Word Meanings

• *kratōn*: holding fast/grasping/clinging to
• *Kephalēn*: Head/Chief/Authority
• *sōma*: body/physical form
• *haphōn*: joints/connections/points of contact
• *syndesmōn*: ligaments/bonds/that which binds together
• *epichorēgoumenon*: being supplied/supported/nourished
• *symbibazoménon*: being joined together/united/knit together
• *auxei*: grows/increases/develops
• *auxēsin*: growth/increase/development
• *Theou*: God/deity

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And not holding to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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 with Strong's Numbers

  and{G2532} not{G3756} holding{G2902} fast the Head,{G2776} from{G1537} whom{G3739} all{G3956} the body,{G4983} being supplied{G2023} and{G2532} knit together{G4822} through{G1223} the joints{G860} and{G2532} bands,{G4886} increasing with{G837} the increase{G838} of God.{G2316}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} not{G3756} holding{G2902}{(G5723)} the Head{G2776}, from{G1537} which{G3739} all{G3956} the body{G4983} by{G1223} joints{G860} and{G2532} bands{G4886} having nourishment ministered{G2023}{(G5746)}, and{G2532} knit together{G4822}{(G5746)}, increaseth{G837}{(G5719)} with the increase{G838} of God{G2316}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaveth norisshment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the in creasynge that commeth of god.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and holdeth not himselfe to the heade, wherof the whole body by ioyntes and couples receaueth norishment, and is knyt together, and so groweth to the greatnes that commeth of God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And holdeth not the head, whereof all the body furnished and knit together by ioyntes and bands, increaseth with the increasing of God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And holdeth not the head, wherof all the body by ioyntes & bandes supported and knit together, encreaseth with the encrease of God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Eph 4:15-16 : 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ. 16 From him the whole body, being joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.
• Job 19:9-9 : 9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. 10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree. 11 His anger burns against me, and He counts me as one of His enemies. 12 His troops assemble together; they raise a siege against me and encamp around my dwelling.
• Ps 139:15-16 : 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
• John 15:4-6 : 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
• John 17:21 : 21 That all of them may be one, just as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.
• Acts 4:32 : 32 The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common.
• Rom 11:17 : 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and have come to share in the rich root of the olive tree,
• Rom 12:4-5 : 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members serve the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
• 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
• 1 Cor 10:16-17 : 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.
• 1 Cor 12:12-27 : 12 Just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Indeed, the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has arranged the members, each one of them, in the body just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But as it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor can the head say to the feet, 'I have no need of you.' 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable. 23 And the parts of the body that we think are less honorable, we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 whereas our presentable parts have no need of it. But God has composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
• Gal 1:6-9 : 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed!
• Gal 5:2-4 : 2 Listen! I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 Again I declare to every man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
• Eph 1:22 : 22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,
• Eph 4:3 : 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
• Eph 5:29 : 29 For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.
• Phil 2:2-5 : 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being united in spirit, and intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have the same mindset in yourselves that was also in Christ Jesus:
• Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
• Col 2:2 : 2 I do this so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and that they may have all the riches of full assurance of understanding, which leads to the full knowledge of God's mystery—Christ himself.
• Col 2:6-9 : 6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him. 7 Be rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.
• 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.
• 1 Thess 4:10 : 10 And indeed you are doing this toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel even more.
• 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We always ought to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you for one another is increasing.
• 1 Tim 2:4-6 : 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.