Colossians 1:19

The Supremacy of the Son

18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

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Berean Standard Bible
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
American Standard Version (1901)
For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;
Bible in Basic English
For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;
Free Bible Version
God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
Geneva Bible 1599
For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell,
King James (Authorized) Version
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Plain English Version
At the time when God’s son became a man, God lived in him properly. God was happy to live in him.
Translation for Translators
God’s Son reveals perfectly what God his Father is like, because his Father chose to live completely in him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For God was pleased that all his fullness should live in him,
Noah Webster Bible
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
World English Bible
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
Young's Literal Translation
because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,