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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.

20 And God purposed that through ([b]by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled [c]back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.

21 And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:19 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Colossians 1:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Colossians 1:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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