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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:9-10

Christ the Fulness of the Godhead, and our relationship to him. "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily; and in him ye are made full, who is the Head of all principality and power." The apostle is here condemning one of the false principles that underlay the teaching of the Gnostics—the substitution of angelic mediators for Christ. I. CHRIST 'S TRUE DEITY AND TRUE HUMANITY . 1 . He is no mere emanation from the supreme God, but "all the fulness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:10

And (because) ye are in him made complete; or fulfilled ( Ephesians 1:3 , Ephesians 1:7-11 , Ephesians 1:23 ; Ephesians 3:18 , Ephesians 3:19 ; Ephesians 4:13 ; Philippians 4:19 ; Galatians 3:14 , Galatians 3:24 ; Galatians 5:1 , Galatians 5:4 ; 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 2:2 ). A complete Christ makes his people complete; his plēroma is our plērosis. Finding the whole fulness of God brought within our reach and engaged in our behalf ( Philippians... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:10

The fulness of humanity. I. WHEREIN THE FULNESS OF HUMANITY CONSISTS . St: Paul has been writing of the fulness of the Godhead. He now turns his thoughts to our poor, naked, hungry humanity, and he shows how there is a completion and a satisfaction that may be called our fulness, in some way corresponding to the fulness of God. 1 . The full satisfaction of our wants. We are empty, hungry, and needy. We require pardon for sin; strength for trouble, temptation, and toil;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:10

And ye are complete in him - Having no need, for the purposes of salvation, of any aid to be derived from the philosophy of the Greeks, or the traditions of the Jews. All that is necessary to secure your salvation is to be found in the Lord Jesus. There is a completion, or a filling up, in him, so as to leave nothing wanting. This is true in respect:(1)To the wisdom which is needful to guide us;(2)The atonement to be made for sin;(3)The merit by which a sinner can be justified; and,(4)The grace... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:9-10

Colossians 2:9-10. For in him dwelleth Inhabiteth, κατοικει , continually abideth; all the fulness of the Godhead Believers may be filled with all the fulness of God, Ephesians 3:19; but in Christ dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead, the most full Godhead, Colossians 1:19; bodily Really, substantially. The very substance of God, if one might so speak, dwells in Christ in the most full sense. “It is plain,” says Dr. Doddridge, “that the Godhead is an anglicism equivalent to ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:6-15

2:6-3:4 FALSE VIEWS LEAD TO BONDAGEFreedom through Christ (2:6-15)Again Paul reminds the believers that receiving Christ is only the beginning of the Christian life. There must be continual growth through building the life on him (6-7).The Colossians know that God has freed them from the powers of evil (see 1:13). If, then, they turn and accept a religion powered by the unseen spiritual forces of evil, they are placing themselves in bondage once again (8). Christ needs no angelic powers to help... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:10

complete . See Colossians 1:9 . Which = Who. principality. App-172 . power . App-172 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:10

And in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.This is further elaboration of the power and Godhead of Jesus Christ. The Greek philosophers, or Gnostics, who might have been speculating on emanations from God, or beings operating independently of God, or as the Jewish errorists might have been advocating the worship of angels, or whatever - Paul unequivocally presented Christ as "the head of all principality and power," with the words of Matthew's Great Commission in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:10

10. And—And therefore; and so. Translate in the Greek order, "Ye are in Him (by virtue of union with Him) filled full" of all that you need (John 1:16). Believers receive of the divine unction which flows down from their Divine Head and High Priest (Psalms 133:2). He is full of the "fulness" itself; we, filled from Him. Paul implies, Therefore ye Colossians need no supplementary sources of grace, such as the false teachers dream of. Christ is "the Head of all rule and authority" (so the Greek),... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Colossians 2:8-15

B. The true doctrine of Christ 2:8-15Paul revealed what his readers enjoyed in Christ in this pericope to encourage them to remain faithful to the true revelation they had received and believed."The apostle now makes his most direct attack against ’the Colossian heresy.’ The entire passage bristles with exegetical difficulties, and calls for closer attention to its wording and argument than any other part of the Epistle." [Note: Vaughan, p. 197.] "Colossians 2:8 functions as a heading and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:6-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Colossians 2:8-15

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