11 translations · Greek
Colossians 2:9
For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
Colossians 2:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
- KJV King James Version
- For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
- ASV American Standard Version
- for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For the fullness of God's divine nature lives in Christ in bodily form,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because in him doth tabernacle all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead corporeally;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | [Christ] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| κατοικεῖ | katoikei | dwells | G2730 κατοικέω to dwell |
| πᾶν | pan | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πλήρωμα | plērōma | fullness | G4138 πλήρωμα fulfillment |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεότητος | Theotētos | Deity | G2320 θεότης deity |
| σωματικῶς | sōmatikōs | in bodily form | G4985 σωματικῶς bodily |
Related verses
- Colossians 1:19
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
- John 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 10:30
I and the Father are one.”
- 1 Timothy 3:16
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
- John 14:9–10
Jesus said to him, “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?’ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
- John 10:38
But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
- 1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- John 14:20
In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- Titus 2:13
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;
- Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
8 Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
9 For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
10 and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;
11 in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
Read all of Colossians 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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