Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Messageto the assembly of the firstborn ones whose names are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect,
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.Gand to the assembly of the firstborns enrolled in the skies, and to Elohim the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous ones who have been made complete,
KJV
King James VersionTo the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
BSB
Berean Standard Biblein joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Footnotes
ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων — "assembly of the firstborns" — echoes Exodus 4:22 (Israel as God's firstborn son), now extended to the entire messianic community. ἀπογεγραμμένων uses civic enrollment language — citizens registered in a city's official rolls (cf. Luke 2:1–3). F.O.G. uses "skies" for ἐν οὐρανοῖς (consistent cosmological literalism); F.O.G. Message uses "heaven" to preserve the theological register of God's own dwelling-realm.
