Colossians 1:19
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
KJV
ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι
Greek NT
quia in ipso complacuit, omnem plenitudinem inhabitare :
Vulgate
For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;
ASV
Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εὐδοκέω
eudokeo
verb · 21×
κατοικέω
katoikeo
verb · 45×
πλήρωμα
pleroma
noun · 17×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2641"[Address] one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart."124 Like the inspired writers of the New Testament, the first Christian communities read the Book of Psalms in a new way, singing in it the mystery of Christ. In the newness of the Spirit, they also composed hymns and canticles in the light of the unheard -…
§48Christ must be acknowledged Head of the Church for this reason too, that, as supernatural gifts have their fullness and perfection in Him, it is of this fullness that His Mystical Body receives. It is pointed out by many of the Fathers, that as the head of our mortal body is the seat of all the senses, while the other parts of our organism have only the sense of touch, so all t…
§34This truth, which God reveals to us in Jesus Christ, is not opposed to the truths which philosophy perceives. On the contrary, the two modes of knowledge lead to truth in all its fullness. The unity of truth is a fundamental premise of human reasoning, as the principle of non-contradiction makes clear. Revelation renders this unity certain, showing that the God of creation is a…
Is it fitting that Christ should be a priest? The victim offered by this priest The effect of this priesthood Does the effect of His priesthood pertain to Himself, or only to others? The eternal duration of His priesthood Should He be called "a priest according to the order of Melchisedech"? Article 1. Whether it is fitting that Christ should be a priest? Objection 1. It would …
Q. Do those who look for their salvation and security in saints, in themselves, or elsewhere really believe in the only savior Jesus? A. No. Although they boast of being his, by their deeds they deny the only savior and deliverer, Jesus. Either Jesus is not a perfect savior, or those who in true faith accept this savior have in him all they need for their salvation.
And here is a further proof that the death of Christ on the cross was the very death that was needed. For if the Lord had offered His body to death and then withdrawn it from the sight of all, it would have been reasonable that men should disbelieve the resurrection. But since He was God, the Word of the Father, and He knew that the resurrection of the body must take place, and…
Cross-references
- Col 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- Col 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- Col 2:9 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- Col 2:9 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- Col 3:11 — Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
- Eph 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Eph 1:5 — Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
- Eph 1:23 — Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
- Eph 4:10 — He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
- Eph 4:10 — He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
- Gen 25:5 — And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
- Hag 2:9 — The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
- John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- John 1:16 — And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
- John 1:16 — And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
- John 2:21 — But he spake of the temple of his body.
- John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
- John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
- John 14:10 — Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
- John 14:20 — At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- John 16:15 — All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
- Luke 10:21 — In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so
- Matt 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.