Colossians 1:19
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
21 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
- KJV
- For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
- WEB
- For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
- ASV
- For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell;
- DARBY
- for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,
- BLB
- because all the fullness was well pleased to dwell in Him,
- ÅB
- for det var Guds vilje at hele hans fylde skulle ta bolig i ham,
- OTB
- For det var Faderens gode vilje at all hans fylde skulle bo i ham,
- B1930
- for det var Guds vilje at hele hans fylde skulde ta bolig i ham,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 2:9
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Read in contextJohn 1:16
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
Read in contextEphesians 1:23
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Read in contextColossians 2:3
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Read in contextColossians 3:11
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Read in contextJohn 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Read in contextEphesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Read in contextEphesians 4:10
He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
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