Colossians 2:10

“And ye are complete in him, etc.] Or “filled up”, or “filled full” in him; that is, are perfect in him: saints are in Christ, and all fulness being in him, they are full too, of as much as they stand in need, and are capable of containing: for these words are not an exhortation to perfection, as the Arabic version reads then, be ye complete in him, like those in (<011701>Genesis 17:1 <400548>Matthew 5:48 <471311>2 Corinthians 13:11); but are an affirmation, asserting not what the saints shall be hereafter, or in heaven, but what they now are; not in themselves, for in themselves none are perfect, not even those who are truly sanctified; for though all grace is seminally implanted in them,…”

“And--And therefore; and so. Translate in the Greek order, "Ye are in Him (by virtue of union with Him) filled full" of all that you need (Joh 1:16). Believers receive of the divine unction which flows down from their Divine Head and High Priest (Psa 133:2). He is full of the "fulness" itself; we, filled from Him. Paul implies, Therefore ye Colossians need no supplementary sources of grace, such as the false teachers dream of. Christ is "the Head of all rule and authority" (so the Greek), Eph 1:10; He, therefore, alone, not these subject "authorities" also, is to be adored (Col 2:18).”

“And ye are complete in him - Having no need, for the purposes of salvation, of any aid to be derived from the philosophy of the Greeks, or the traditions of the Jews. All that is necessary to secure your salvation is to be found in the Lord Jesus. There is a completion, or a filling up, in him, so as to leave nothing wanting. This is true in respect: (1)To the wisdom which is needful to guide us; (2)The atonement to be made for sin; (3)The merit by which a sinner can be justified; and, (4)The grace which is needful to sustain us in the trials, and to aid us in the duties, of life; compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 1:30. There is no necessity, therefore, that we should look to the aid of…”

“And ye - Who believe. Are filled with him - Joh 1:16. Christ is filled with God, and ye are filled with Christ. And ye are filled by him. The fulness of Christ overflows his church, Psa 133:3. He is originally full. We are filled by him with wisdom and holiness. Who is the head of all principality and power - Of angels as well as men Not from angels therefore, but from their head, are we to ask whatever we stand in need of. Colossians 2:11”

“complete: Col 3:11; Joh 1:16; Co1 1:30, Co1 1:31; Gal 3:26-29; Heb 5:9 the head: Col 1:16-18; Eph 1:20-23, Eph 4:15, Eph 4:16; Phi 2:9-11; Pe1 3:22; Rev 5:9-13 Colossians 2:11”