Colossians 1:19 -- All Fullness Dwells in Jesus

Colossians 1:19 - For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
-- New American Standard.

This scripture is sometimes given as proof as Jesus is God Almighty. Many translations indeed render it in such a way for the purpose of making it appear that Jesus is God Almighty.

The default should be to understand the fullness (plentitude) of Colossians 1:19 is given to Jesus from his God and Father. -- Ephesians 1:3,17-23.

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The words “the Father” are not in the original, but they are not improperly supplied. Some word must be understood, and as the apostle in Colossians 1:12 referred to “the Father” as having a claim to the thanks of his people for what he had done, and as the great favor for which they ought to be thankful is that which he immediately specifies - the exaltation of Christ, it is not improper to suppose that this is the word to be understood here. -- Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Colossians 1". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/colossians-1.html. 1870
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Indeed, any other reasoning would only be to due to the preconceived idea that Jesus is the "one God" of whom are all, and thus force that thought into what is stated. In harmony with other scriptures, it should be understood that in Jesus dwells the plentitude as has been given to Jesus from He who is the source of all MIGHT. -- 1 Corinthians 8:6.

He who is the "ONE GOD [MIGHTY ONE]" who is the source of all (1 Corinthians 8:6) has exalted His Son to the highest position in the universe, far above the angels, next to the only Most High.-- Acts 2:33,36; 5:31; Philippians 2:9; Ephesians 1:3,17-23; 1 Corinthians 15:27; Hebrews 1:4,6; 1 Peter 3:22.

Thus, in Colossians 2:9, we find that in Jesus' present spiritual body dwells the fullness (plentitude) of MIGHTINESS (GODNESS) that is needed by Jesus in his highly exalted office.

"All the fullness" in Colossians 1:19, however, should not be understood to mean that Jesus is God Almighty any more than "all the fullness" in Ephesians 3:19 should be understood mean that Christ's followers are God Almighty.

What we do not find in Colossians 1:19 -- or anywhere else in the Bible -- is any thought that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is more than one person, or that Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In harmony with Acts 3:13-26; 1 Corinthians 8:6 and Hebrews 1:1,2, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is presented as being only one person.