Bible Strands
Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul to the Colossian church, mid-hymn (1:15–20), asserting Christ's preeminence over creation and the church.
The words — πλῆρωμα (plērōma) means "fullness" in the sense of total content, not a partial measure; κατοικῆσαι (katoikēsai) is "to dwell," implying permanent residence rather than transient presence.
The thread — Colossians 2:9 restates the claim in plainer terms ("all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form"); Ephesians 1:23 echoes the "fills all in all" language.
Why it lands — It forecloses the search for divine content anywhere outside Christ; if all fullness dwells in Him, any system that adds to or subtracts from Him is already in error.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Cross-references
- Colossians 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
- John 1:16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
- Ephesians 1:23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
- Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- Colossians 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.
- John 3:34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- Ephesians 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.
- Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
- Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,