King James Bible
"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;"
Paul emphasizes God's sovereign choice and delight in this arrangement, countering any notion that Christ's supremacy was accidental or imposed. The Father's pleasure underscores the divine initiative behind the incarnation and Christ's cosmic role. The term 'fulness' (Greek: pleroma) encompasses the totality of divine attributes, power, and presence permanently residing in Christ. This directly confronts the Colossian heresy that suggested Christ was merely one of many intermediaries, affirming instead that everything needed for salvation and knowledge of God is found completely in him.