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Colossians 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Colossians 2:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:910 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτιhoti
ForwordG3754
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
κατοικεῖkatoikei
dwellsverbG2730
πᾶνpan
alladjectiveG3956
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πλήρωμαplērōma
fullnessnounG4138
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
θεότητοςtheotētos
DeitynounG2320
σωματικῶςsōmatikōs
bodilyadverbG4985
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:9

“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily: and in Him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.” Observe how in his accusing of the one he thrusts through the other, by first giving the solution, and then the objection. For such a solution is not suspected, and the hearer accepts it the rather, that the speaker is not making it his aim. For in that case indeed he would make a point of not coming off worsted, but in this, not so. “For…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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