For in him dwelleth all the fulne of the Godhead bodily (οτ εν αυτω κατοικε παν το πληρωμα της θεοτητος σωματικως). In this senten…

For in him dwelleth. This means that the great and central doctrine to be maintained about Christ was that all the fulness of the Godhead …

In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.—Here, almost every word is emphatic. First, “All the fulness of th…

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…

(9a) Nearly every word in this statement is significant. “For,” linking this and the following verses to v.8, shows that the warning in that verse …

For in Him dwelleth. Here we have the reason why those elements of the world, which are taught by men, do not accord with Christ …

For in him dwells all the fulne of the Godhead bodily.

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…

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