For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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