Colossians 1:19
“For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell,”
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Colossians 1:19 Context
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And hee is the head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the first borne from the dead, that in all things he might haue the preeminence: 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell, 20And (hauing made peace through the blood of his crosse) by him to reconcile all things vnto himself, by him, I say, whether they bee things in earth, or things in heauen. 21And you that were sometimes alienated, and enemies in your minde by wicked workes, yet now hath hee reconciled,
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Other Translations for Colossians 1:19
For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;
- King James Version
For it was the {Father's} good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For it was the good pleasure `of the Father' that in him should all the fulness dwell;
- American Standard Version (1901)
For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
- Basic English Bible
for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,
- Darby Bible
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
- Webster's Bible
For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.
- Weymouth Bible
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
- World English Bible
For in hym it pleside al plente to inhabite,
- Wycliffe Bible
because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Colossians 1:19
1:19 For it pleased the Father that all fulness - All the fulness of God. Should dwell in him - Constantly, as in a temple; and always ready for our approach to him.
People's Bible Notes for Colossians 1:19
Col 1:19 In him should all fulness dwell. All power and blessing. Completeness in all things. If limitations were placed upon his power to create, to save and to bless, all fulness would not dwell in him.