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Colossians 2:9 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Colossians 2:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 2 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Colossians 2:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. This verse delivers theology with nuclear force. "Dwelleth" (katoikei, κατοικεῖ) is present tense—continuing permanent residence, not past event or future hope. "All the fulness" (pan to plērōma, πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα) repeats 1:19 with crucial addition: "of the Godhead" (tēs theotētos, τῆς θεότητος), meaning deity itself, divine nature and essence, not merely divine attributes or powers."Bodily" (sōmatikōs, σωματικῶς) emphasizes incarnation: deity dwells in actual physical human body, not symbolically or partially. This confronts docetism (d...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Colossians 2:9
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“For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;”
“and lived among us. We saw his glory”
“the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh”
“Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, 'Show us the Father?',Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?,,,,,,,,”
“and has given us an understanding”
“though you don't believe me”
“and you in me”
“Jesus Christ;”
“the virgin will conceive”