Colossians 2:10

King James Version (KJV)

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Translations

Colossians 2:10 - Amplified Bible

And you are in Him, made full {and} having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].

Colossians 2:10 - American Standard Version

and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:

Colossians 2:10 - Bible in Basic English

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

Colossians 2:10 - Darby Bible

and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority,

Colossians 2:10 - English Standard Version

and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

Colossians 2:10 - King James Version

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Colossians 2:10 - La Biblia de las Americas

y habéis sido hechos completos en El, que es la cabeza sobre todo poder y autoridad;

Colossians 2:10 - The Message

Colossians 2:10 - New American Standard Bible

and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;

Colossians 2:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y ustedes han sido hechos completos (han alcanzado plenitud) en El, que es la cabeza sobre todo poder y autoridad.

Colossians 2:10 - World English Bible

and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;

Colossians 2:10 - Young's Living Translation

and ye are in him made full, who is the head of all principality and authority,

Colossians 2:10 - Additional Comments

The Jews through tremendous study and cautious living felt they could become complete in God through the ceremonial law. The paradox is that many of those who were most dedicated to this actually missed out on what God really wanted.
Matt 23:27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness."
And yet, we become complete in Him, not through ceremony or great effort, but through faith. There is no striving - it is more of a letting go and giving it to God.
We are complete in Him regarding sin and salvation, yet we are becoming complete in Him, regarding our spiritual maturity:
James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
James 1:3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 1:4 And let endurance have {its} perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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