Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Colossians 1:19
For it pleased the Father that all fulness — All the fulness of God. Should dwell in him — Constantly, as in a temple; and always ready for our approach to him.
For it pleased the Father that all fulness — All the fulness of God. Should dwell in him — Constantly, as in a temple; and always ready for our approach to him.
Verse 19. _FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL_ _FULNESS DWELL_] As the words, _the Father_ are not in the text, some have translated the verse thus: _For in him it seemed right that_ _a...
FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER - The words “the Father” are not in the original, but they are not improperly supplied. Some word must be understood, and as the apostle in Colossians 1:12 referred to “the F...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST, His GLORY AND His WORK CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_ 2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9) 3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
A PARAGRAPH OF CHRISTOLOGY (IN TACIT OPPOSITION TO THE FALSE TEACHING AT COLOSSÆ). Christ is the derivative and visible manifestation of God who is unseen. He is the heir-in-chief of the created unive...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1) _ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of God and faithful brothe...
He is the image of the invisible God, begotten before all creation, because by him all things were created, in heaven and upon earth, the things which are visible and the things which are invisible, w...
INSTEAD OF _"the Father"_ supply the ellipsis with " _God_ " ALL FULNESS. all the fulness. Greek. _pleroma._ See Ephesians 1:2 Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 3:19. DWELL. See...
_For it pleased_the Father, &c. "_The Father_" is supplied by the translators (A.V. and R.V., and the older versions from Tyndale (1534) downwards, except the Roman Catholic Rhemish (1582) which reads...
ΕΥ̓ΔΌΚΗΣΕΝ. The correction to the older Attic usage ηὐδόκ. is made by ADP. Cf. Blass, _Gram._ § 15. 4; W.H. _Append._ p. 162. 19. ὍΤΙ. Stating the reason for His eventually becoming πρωτεύων ἐν πᾶσιν...
15–23. _The nature, office, and work of Him into whose sovereignty they have been removed_ (Colossians 1:15-20), _together with a further statement of the meaning and aim of their emancipation_ (Colos...
ΕΎΔΌΚΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΎΔΟΚΈΩ (G2106) быть довольным. Подлежащее здесь Бог. ΠΛΉΡΩΜΑ (G4138) полнота. Это слово обозначает полный комплект, использовалось для определения судовой команды (Dunn...
DISCOURSE: 2169 THE FULNESS OF CHRIST Colossians 1:19. _It pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell_. IT is scarcely possible to read with attention the Epistles of St. Paul, and not t...
FOR IT PLEASED, &C.— Or, _For in him all fulness pleased to dwell._ The 9th verse of the next Chapter seems clearly to explain this passage—"It pleased the Father that all the plenitude of the Godhead...
19. FOR IT WAS THE GOOD PLEASURE _OF THE FATHER_ THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL THE FULNESS DWELL; _Translation and Paraphrase_ 19. (Christ has this universal preeminence) because it was well-pleasing (to G...
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; The ellipsis is least by translating (as Colossians 2:9 confirms) 'In Him (Christ) the whole fullness (of the Godhead) The ellipsis i...
1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians. 4...
1:19 Godhead] (d-9) I add '[of the Godhead]' from ch. 2.9, as it makes the 'it' in vers. 21, 22 seem less harsh....
THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
RV 'For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell.' A very difficult v., but probably this is more correct than RM, 'For the whole fulness of God was pleased to d...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
(18-20) In these verses St. Paul returns from dwelling on the eternal nature of the Son of God to describe Him in His mediatorial office as Son of Man, becoming the “Head” of all humanity, as called i...
FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER. — (1) The construction is doubtful. There is nothing corresponding to “the Father” in the original. Our rendering involves the supply of the nominative _God, i.e.,_ “the Fat...
[2. The Doctrine of Christ. (1) His SALVATION AND REDEMPTION of us all (Colossians 1:13). (2) His NATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the creator and sustainer of all things heavenly and eart...
CHAPTER 1 THE RECONCILING SON Colossians 1:19 (R.V.) These words correspond to those which immediately precede them, inasmuch as they present the same sequence, and deal with Christ in His relation...
This verse with Colossians 1:20 shows how the Son was able to hold the position assigned to Him in Colossians 1:18. Further, this verse leads up to Colossians 1:20. The thought is then: All the fulnes...
THIS SON IN WHOM WE HAVE OUR DELIVERANCE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD, THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE, THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, INCLUDING THE ANGELIC POWERS, AND HE IS THE GOAL FOR WHIC...
OUR WONDROUS PRIVILEGES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:9 Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight into God's will, and t...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
Reconciliation is in Christ Paul wanted his readers to see the complete essence of God resides in Jesus Christ. Sin disrupted the peaceful relationship man had with God in the Garden of Eden. Jesus' b...
For it pleased [the Father] that in him should (m) all fulness dwell; (m) Most plentiful abundance of all things pertaining to God....
In him it was pleasing, that all fulness should dwell. [4] The greatest plenitude of graces was conferred on him as man, and from him, as he was our head, derived to all the members of his Church. Th...
(14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (16) For by him were all things created, t...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
19._Because it hath pleased the Father that in him. _With the view of confirming what he has declared respecting Christ, he now adds, that it was so arranged in the providence of God. And, unquestiona...
The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
FOR IT PLEASED [THE FATHER],.... The phrase, "the Father", is not in the original text, but is rightly supplied; since he is expressly mentioned in the context, as he who makes the saints meet to be p...
For it pleased _the Father_ that in him should all fulness dwell; Ver. 19. _In him should all fulness_] In a vessel or treasury an emptiness may follow a fulness: not so here. _See Trapp on "_ Joh 1:...
_And he is the head of the body, the church_ The apostle having displayed the greatness of the Son, as Creator of all things, visible and invisible, in the heavens and upon the earth, proceeds, in thi...
ALL FULNESS; all the fulness of the Godhead; as a Saviour, then, he has all that is needful to save to the uttermost those who come unto God by him. Hebrews 7:25....
FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL FULLNESS DWELL;...
THE WORK OF THE EXALTED CHRIST THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE MINISTRY. Jesus Christ all in all:...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
The Preeminence of the Song of Solomon - 1:15-20 15HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION. Christ is the visible expression of what is invisible to us. TEV "the visib...
FOR IT WAS THE GOOD PLEASURE OF THE FATHER THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL THE FULNESS DWELL; 'FOR IT WAS' -All of this was by matter of design. Nothing in the above verses happened by accident. The death an...
15-23 Christ in his human nature, is the visible discovery of the invisible God, and he that hath seen Him hath seen the Father. Let us adore these mysteries in humble faith, and behold the glory of...
A learned man reads it: For all fulness pleased to dwell in him. Others: He liked, or approved, that all fulness should dwell in him, bringing instances for that construction of the word IT PLEASED. F...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V Now how will he be proved to have been before all things, who appeared after all things? Who can tell whether he had a prior existence, when he has found no proof th...
Colossians 1:19 pleased G2106 (G5656) that G3754 in G1722 Him G846 all G3956 fullness G4138 dwell G2730 ...
THE GLORY OF CHRIST (COLOSSIANS 1:15). Paul now brings to their attention the glory of their Redeemer, the One Who created all things and is over all.....
‘For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fullness dwell.' Once more the good pleasure of God comes into account. All things happen according to His good pleasure. And it...
Colossians 1:19. BECAUSE; in proof of the last clause: ‘that in all things,' etc. IT PLEASED THE RATHER, etc. The construction has led to much discussion. ‘All the fulness' may be the subject of ‘ple...
2. _The Apostles Prayer for their Progress in the Knowledge of Christ as Head of all Things_. The Apostle's thanksgiving is naturally followed by the mention of his petition for the Colossians. The im...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
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 ο θεος or ο πατηρ as the subject. This verb ευδοκεω is common in t...
Colossians 1:19 The Communicable Fulness of Christ. I. Think first of the fulness of Christ referred to in the text. There is in Christ (1) all fulness of life, (2) all fulness of pardoning mercy, ...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ. His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras. CONCLUSION: He...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
THE FULL NATURE OF GOD. This can be understood of Christ's humanity (Colossians 2:9), and also that "completeness" is in him....
_In Whom._ THE DEITY OF CHRIST Christ is Divine because-- I. He has redeemed us. II. He is the creator of all things. III. All things were created for His glory. IV. His eternal pre-existence....
_Who is the image of the invisible God._ This is the most exhaustive assertion of our Lord’s Godhead to be found in St. Paul’s Writings. This magnificent dogmatic passage is introduced, after the apos...
_For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell._ THE RECONCILING SON I. As before we have Christ in relation to God. 1. In the use of the term “fulness,” which was a very important...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:19 FOR IN HIM ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD WAS PLEASED TO DWELL. The term “fullness” here and throughout the letter recalls its use in the OT, where God “filled” the temple...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:15 Praise to Christ. In moving poetic language, Paul praises the lordship of Christ over creation and redemption. These verses may be part of an early Christian hymn....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:19. FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL FULNESS DWELL.—The great question on this verse is—seeing that “the Father” has been added—what is t...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
Colossians 2:3; Colossians 2:9; Colossians 3:11; Ephesians 1:23;...
It pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell [ε ν α υ τ ω ε υ δ ο κ η σ ε ν π α ν τ ο π λ η ρ ω μ α κ α τ ο ι κ η σ α ι]. Eujdokew to think it good, to be well pleased is used in the Ne...
THE GREAT CREATOR Colossians 1:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, the servan...
Still our apostle proceeds in describing the person of our Redeemer, and the admirable qualificatons found in him for the work and service of our redemption; he declares here, that there was. perfect...