Colossians 2:10

Colossians 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Context of Colossians 2:10

8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. 11In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, 12having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:10 word by word

καὶ ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• completeπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• principalityἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849

Cross-references for Colossians 2:10

• Colossians 3:11Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
• John 1:16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
• Galatians 3:26So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
• Hebrews 5:9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
• Colossians 1:16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
• Ephesians 1:20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
• Ephesians 4:15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
• Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
• 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.

Commentaries on Colossians 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And ye are complete in him - ͅ · And, ye are filled with him. Our word complete quite destroys the connection subsisting in the apostle's ideas. The philosophy of the world was empty, , but there was a , or fullness, in Christ; the Colossians were empty - spoiled and deprived of every good, while following the empty philosophy and groundless traditions of Jewish and Gentile teachers; but since they had received Christ Jesus they were , filled with him…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And ye are complete in him - Having no need, for the purposes of salvation, of any aid to be derived from the philosophy of the Greeks, or the traditions of the Jews. All that is necessary to secure your salvation is to be found in the Lord Jesus. There is a completion, or a filling up, in him, so as to leave nothing wanting. This is true in respect: (1)to the wisdom which is needful to guide us; (2)the atonement to be made for sin; (3)the merit by which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. Those who walk in the way of the world, are turned from following Christ. We have in Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Paul urges the Colossians to stay strong in their faith in Christ, despite the tempting arguments of the false teachers. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. Christ alone makes them complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And--And therefore; and so. Translate in the Greek order, "Ye are in Him (by virtue of union with Him) filled full" of all that you need (Joh 1:16). Believers receive of the divine unction which flows down from their Divine Head and High Priest (Psa 133:2). He is full of the "fulness" itself; we, filled from Him. Paul implies, Therefore ye Colossians need no supplementary sources of grace, such as the false teachers dream of. Christ is "the Head of…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 2:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
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Commentaries on Colossians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings