Colossians 2:9,17 - Compare All Versions

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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form

These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily

These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.

For the entire fullness  of God’s nature dwells bodily  in Christ

These are a shadow  of what was to come;  the substance is  Christ.

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily

which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. They spread their ideas through the empty traditions of human beings and the empty superstitions of spirit beings. But that’s not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.

So don’t put up with anyone pressuring you in details of diet, worship services, or holy days. All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.

For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form

things which are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.

For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God].

Such things are only a shadow of what is to come and they have only symbolic value; but the substance [the reality of what is foreshadowed] belongs to Christ.

For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form

these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!