Colossians 2:9 — Community Reflections

COLOSSIANS 2:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

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

And you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority — you (hymeis) are filled (pleroō) in Christ. 'Head of all rule and authority' (kephalē pasēs archēs kai exousias) establishes Christ's cosmic supremacy over all powers. Against false teachers claiming access to spiritual powers stands Christ's headship of all powers. Believers are filled by submission to Christ, not by ascetic practices.

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