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Colossians 2:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everything that makes God who he is — his complete divine nature — lives in Jesus in human form.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus isn't just God-inspired or God-adjacent — he's literally God walking around in a human body.

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