For it was the [Father's] good pleasurefor allthe fullnessto dwellin Him,
At that verytimeHe rejoiced greatlyin the HolySpirit,and said,"I praiseYou, O Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.Yes,Father,for this waywas well-pleasingin Your sight.
For of His fullnesswe have allreceived,and graceupon grace.
"For He whomGodhas sentspeaksthe wordsof God;for He givesthe Spiritwithoutmeasure.
For sincein the wisdomof Godthe worldthroughits wisdomdid not [come to] knowGod,Godwas well-pleasedthroughthe foolishnessof the message preachedto savethosewho believe.
whichis His body,the fullnessof Him who fillsallin all.
Blessed[be] the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who has blessedus with everyspiritualblessingin the heavenly[places] in Christ,
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
He who descendedis HimselfalsoHe who ascendedfar aboveallthe heavens,sothat He might fillall things.)
in whomare hiddenallthe treasuresof wisdomand knowledge.
For in Him allthe fullnessof Deitydwellsin bodily form,
[a renewal] in whichthereis no[distinction between] Greekand Jew,circumcisedand uncircumcised,barbarian,Scythian,slaveand freeman,but Christis all,and in all.
