Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
For—"Because." Their "philosophy" (Colossians 2:8) is not "after Christ," as all true philosophy is, everything which comes not from, and tends not to, Him, being a delusion; "For in Him (alone) dwelleth" as in a temple, etc.
the fulness— (Colossians 1:19; John 14:10).
of the Godhead—The Greek (theotes) means the ESSENCE and NATURE of the Godhead, not merely the divine perfections and attributes of Divinity (Greek, "theiotes"). He, as man, was not merely God-like, but in the fullest sense, God.
bodily—not merely as before His incarnation, but now "bodily in Him" as the incarnate word (John 1:14, John 1:18). Believers, by union with Him, partake of His fulness of the divine nature (John 1:16; II Peter 1:4; see on Ephesians 3:19).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Colossians 2:9:
Song of Solomon 1:3
Song of Solomon 1:13
Song of Solomon 5:16
Isaiah 7:14
Ezekiel 1:26
Zechariah 2:10
Zechariah 3:9
John 14:4-7
Ephesians 1:23
Ephesians 1:23
Ephesians 3:19
Philippians 2:7
Colossians 1:19
Colossians 2:8
Hebrews 1:1
1 John 5:11
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