Colossians 1:19

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Colossians 1:19

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

because all the fullness was well pleased to dwell in Him,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Colossians 1

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

¹⁹ For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

²¹ Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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