¹⁹ For God was pleased^(A) to have all his fullness^(B) dwell in him,

⁹ For in Christ all the fullness^(A) of the Deity lives in bodily form,

¹⁶ Out of his fullness^(A) we have all received grace^(B) in place of grace already given.

²³ which is his body,^(A) the fullness of him^(B) who fills everything in every way.^(C)

³ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.^(A)

¹¹ Here there is no Gentile or Jew,^(A) circumcised or uncircumcised,^(B) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,^(C) but Christ is all,^(D) and is in all.

¹⁰ He who descended is the very one who ascended^(A) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)^(B)

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms^(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

³⁴ For the one whom God has sent^(A) speaks the words of God, for God^[a] gives the Spirit^(B) without limit.

²¹ At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.^(A) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.