Colossians 1:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

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  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,
  • John 1:16 : 16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Col 3:11 : 11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
  • Eph 1:23 : 23 Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.
  • Eph 4:10 : 10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)
  • Eph 1:5 : 5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
  • Matt 11:25-27 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing in your eyes. 27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • Luke 10:21 : 21 In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

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    9For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

    10And you are complete in him, who is the head of all rule and authority:

  • Eph 1:19-23
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    19And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

    20By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

    21Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:

    22And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

    23Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

  • Eph 1:8-12
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    8Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

    9Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

    10The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

    11In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

    12So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

  • Col 1:14-18
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    14In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

    15Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

    16For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

    17He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

    18And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

  • Col 1:20
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    20Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

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    9And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

    10So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

    11Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • Col 2:2-3
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    2So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

    3In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Eph 4:10
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    10He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

  • Eph 1:5-6
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    5As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

    6To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

  • Col 1:27
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    27To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • John 1:14
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    14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

  • Eph 3:19
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    19And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

  • John 1:16
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    16From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

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    11Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • Col 1:25
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    25Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

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    26Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing in your eyes.

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    3All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

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    2But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

    3Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;

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    6One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

  • Eph 1:17
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

  • Eph 3:15
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    15From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

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    11Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

    12Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

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    17For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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    10Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.

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    20For he is the Yes to all the undertakings of God: and by him all the words of God are made certain and put into effect, to the glory of God through us.

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    6There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.

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    28And when all things have been put under him, then will the Son himself be under him who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all.

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    2Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

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    13For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.