Colossians 1:19

19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,

19For 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwellit was the Father’s good pleasure for all the 1:19 I.e., fullness of deityfullness to dwell in Him,

19For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,

19For it pleased the Father for all the fullness [of deity—the sum total of His essence, all His perfection, powers, and attributes] to dwell [permanently] in Him (the Son),

19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

19God was pleased to have his whole nature living in Christ.