Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

For all of the fullness of Deity lives in His body,

New American Standard Bible

For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,

King James Version

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Holman Bible

For the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in Christ,

International Standard Version

because all the essence of deity inhabits him in bodily form.

A Conservative Version

Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily.

American Standard Version

for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

Amplified

For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God].

Anderson New Testament

for in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhood bodily.

Bible in Basic English

For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

Common New Testament

For in him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for in him all divine plenitude does substantially reside.

Darby Translation

For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;

Godbey New Testament

because in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

Goodspeed New Testament

For it is in him that all the fulness of God's nature lives embodied,

John Wesley New Testament

For in him dwelleth the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Julia Smith Translation

For in him dwells all the completion of divinity bodily.

King James 2000

For in him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because in him all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,

Modern King James verseion

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

It is in Christ that the entire Fulness of deity has settled bodily,

Montgomery New Testament

For it is in Christ that all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,

NET Bible

For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,

New Heart English Bible

For in him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

for in him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;

Twentieth Century New Testament

For in Christ the Godhead in all its fulness dwells incarnate;

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For it is in Christ that the fulness of God's nature dwells embodied, and in Him you are made complete,

Williams New Testament

For it is in Him that all the fullness of Deity continues to live embodied,

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

because in Him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;

Worsley New Testament

for all the fulness of the deity dwelleth personally in Him.

Youngs Literal Translation

because in him doth tabernacle all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

Interlinear

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

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

him

Usage: 0

κατοικέω 
Katoikeo 
Usage: 40

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

the fulness
πλήρωμα 
Pleroma 
Usage: 14

of the Godhead
θεότης 
theotes 
Usage: 1

Images Colossians 2:9

Prayers for Colossians 2:9

Context Readings

Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans

8 Pay attention so that no one takes you [spiritually] captive through his philosophy and empty deception based on human tradition, according to the principles of the world and not according to Christ. 9 For all of the fullness of Deity lives in His body, 10 and you people have been made full [i.e., spiritually complete] in [fellowship with] Him, who is the [spiritual] head over all who rule and have authority.

Cross References

Colossians 1:19

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

John 1:14

[Eventually] this Word became a human being and lived among us [Note: The word "lived" here refers to pitching a temporary tent]. (And we saw His splendor; such splendor as belongs to the Father's only Son), full of God's favor and truth.

2 Corinthians 5:19

That is, God was in Christ restoring the world to fellowship with Himself, not counting people's sins against them. And He entrusted to us the message of restoring people to fellowship [with Him].

Matthew 1:23

"Look, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will name Him Immanuel," which means "God with us."

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down on Him in a physical form, as a dove, and a voice spoke out of heaven [saying], "You are my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with you."

John 10:30

I and the Father are one."

John 10:38

But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe me, believe the deeds. Then you will know and continue to know that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."

John 14:9-10

Jesus replied to him, "Have I been with you men all this time, and [still] you do not know me, Philip? The person who has seen me, has [also] seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

1 Timothy 3:16

And without question the revealed secret of godly living is great. [It is this]: He [i.e., Christ, or God], who appeared in a fleshly body [was] vindicated [of false charges] by the Holy Spirit; [He was] seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world [and finally] was taken up into glory [i.e., heaven].

Titus 2:13

while looking forward to the blessed hope [i.e., the hope that produces blessings] and the coming splendor of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:7

For there are three who give their testimony [about Jesus]:

1 John 5:20

And [in addition], we know that the Son of God has come [in a physical body, See 4:2] and has given us understanding, so that we can know the True One [i.e., God], and that we are in [fellowship with] the True One, even His Son Jesus Christ. This Son is the true God and eternal life.

John 2:21

But Jesus was speaking about the "temple" of His [physical] body.

John 14:20

When that day comes [i.e., after His ascension ?], you will know that I am in [fellowship with] the Father, and that you are in [fellowship with] me, and that I am in you [i.e., through the Holy Spirit].

John 17:21

[I pray] that all of them may be one, just as you, Father, are [one] in [fellowship with] me, and I [am one] in [fellowship with] you, so that they also may be [one] in [fellowship with] us in order that the world may [see it and] believe that you sent me.

Colossians 2:2-3

[I do this] so that their hearts will be encouraged [while] being united in [mutual] love, [and] so that they will have the wealth of a fully assured understanding, in order to fully know about God's hidden secret, [which is] Christ.

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