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17 And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together).(A)

18 He also is the Head of [His] body, the church; seeing He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, so that He alone in everything and in every respect might occupy the chief place [stand first and be preeminent].

19 For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him [a]permanently.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:19 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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