en_tn/col/01/18.md

# He is the head

"Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head"

# He is the head of the body, the church

Paul speaks of Jesus' position over the church as if he were the head on the human body. As the head rules the body, so does Jesus rule the church. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the beginning

"the originating authority." He is the first chief or founder.

# firstborn from among the dead

Jesus is the first person to die and come back to life, never to die again.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He is the head`
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			`"Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He is the head of the body, the church`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of Jesus' position over the church as if he were the head on the human body. As the head rules the body, so does Jesus rule the church. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the beginning`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the originating authority." He is the first chief or founder.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# firstborn from among the dead`
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			`Jesus is the first person to die and come back to life, never to die again.`