Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For it pleased the father that in him should all fullness dwell,

New American Standard Bible

For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,

King James Version

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Holman Bible

For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,

International Standard Version

For God was pleased to have all of his divine essence inhabit him.

A Conservative Version

Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness dwell,

American Standard Version

For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;

Amplified

For it pleased the Father for all the fullness [of deity—the sum total of His essence, all His perfection, powers, and attributes] to dwell [permanently] in Him (the Son),

An Understandable Version

For God was very pleased to have all of [His] fullness dwell in Christ [See 2:9],

Anderson New Testament

for it pleased the Father that all his fullness should dwell in him,

Bible in Basic English

For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

Common New Testament

For all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell in him

Daniel Mace New Testament

for it seemed good to the father to inhabit the whole body of the church by Christ:

Darby Translation

for in him all the fulness of the Godhead was pleased to dwell,

Godbey New Testament

because in him all fulness is pleased to dwell;

Goodspeed New Testament

For all the divine fulness chose to dwell in him,

John Wesley New Testament

For it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwell in him:

Julia Smith Translation

For in him was he pleased that all fulness should dwell:

King James 2000

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;

Lexham Expanded Bible

because he was well pleased [for] all the fullness to dwell in him,

Modern King James verseion

For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell.

Moffatt New Testament

For it was in him that the divine Fulness willed to settle without limit,

Montgomery New Testament

For in him all the divine fulness chose to dwell;

NET Bible

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son

New Heart English Bible

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;

Noyes New Testament

for God was pleased that in him all the fullness should dwell, and by him to reconcile all things to himself,

Sawyer New Testament

for in him [God] was well pleased that all fullness should dwell,

The Emphasized Bible

Because, in him, was all the fullness well pleased to dwell,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For it hath pleased the Father that in him all fulness should dwell;

Twentieth Century New Testament

For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should dwell,

Webster

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;

Weymouth New Testament

For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.

Williams New Testament

It is so because it was the divine choice that all the divine fullness should dwell in Him,

World English Bible

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;

Worrell New Testament

because it was pleasing that in Him all the fulness should dwell;

Worsley New Testament

For it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwell in Him;

Youngs Literal Translation

because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

it pleased
εὐδοκέω 
Eudokeo 
Usage: 20

the Father that in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

him

Usage: 0

κατοικέω 
Katoikeo 
Usage: 40

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

πλήρωμα 
Pleroma 
Usage: 14

Devotionals

Devotionals about Colossians 1:19

Devotionals containing Colossians 1:19

Images Colossians 1:19

Prayers for Colossians 1:19

Context Readings

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

18 And he is the head of the body, that is, to wit, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the father that in him should all fullness dwell, 20 and by him to reconcile all things unto himself, and to set at peace by him through the blood of his cross both things in heaven and things in earth.



Cross References

John 1:16

And of his fullness have all we received, even grace for grace.

Colossians 2:9

For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,

Matthew 11:25-27

At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

Luke 10:21

That same time rejoiced Jesus in the holy ghost, and said, "I confess unto thee father Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them to the babes. Even so, father, for so pleased it thee.

John 3:34

For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God. For God giveth not the spirit by measure.

Ephesians 1:5

And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

Ephesians 1:23

which is his body, and fullness of him, that filleth all in all things.

Ephesians 4:10

He that descended, is even the same also that ascended up, even above all heavens, to fulfill all things.

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 3:11

Where is neither gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarous or Scythian, bond or free: But Christ is all in all things.

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