Colossians 2:9

9. For—"Because." Their "philosophy" ( :-) 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, c.

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; 2 Peter 1:4; see on 2 Peter 1:4- :).