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For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
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The Father's Sovereign Plan
Commentators emphasize that Christ's supreme role is the direct result of God the Father's sovereign plan. The phrase "it pleased the Father" reveals that God deliberately and joyfully willed for His Son to be the exclusive container of all divine power and attributes, establishing His preeminence over all creation and the church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For it pleased the Father. The words, "the Father," are not in the original, but they are not improperly supplied. Some word must be under…
For it was the good pleasure of the Father (οτ ευδοκησεν). No word in the Greek for "the Father," though the verb calls for either…
19th Century
Anglican
For it pleased the Father.
The construction is doubtful. There is nothing corresponding to “the Father” in the original. Ou…
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Baptist
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
That we might have to go to him for it; it pleased the Father to ma…
God has willed that in Christ “all fullness” should dwell. The word “fullness” (GK 4445) is one of the key words of this letter, but also one of th…
16th Century
Protestant
Because it has pleased the Father that in him. To confirm what he has declared concerning Christ, he now adds that it was so arranged in t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For it pleased [the Father] The phrase, "the Father", is not in the original text, but is rightly supplied; since he…
Christ in His human nature is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, and he who has seen Him has seen the Father. Let us adore these myste…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Apostle commended Christ in His relationship to God and to all creatures, he now commends Him in His relationship to the Church. He does …
