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and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Ye are made full (εστε πεπληρωμενο). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of πληροω, but only one predicate, not two. Christ is…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And you are complete in him. You have no need, for the purposes of salvation, of any aid to be derived from the philosophy of the Greeks o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Ye are complete.—Literally, you have been filled up in His fullne , as in John 1:16. So St. Paul had prayed for …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This statement crowns Paul’s argument. Because Christ is fully God and really human, believers “are made full,” i.e., share in his fullness; “in hi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And ye are complete in him. He adds that this perfect essence of Deity, which is in Christ, is profitable to us in this respect: that we a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And you are complete in him
Or "filled up", or "filled full" in him; that is, are perfect in him: saints are in Chri…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There is a philosophy that rightly exercises our reasonable faculties: a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God and conf…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, the apostle warned the Colo ians against falling away from the faith because of deceptive language. Here, he gives the reason for this …

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