And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
And - And therefore; And so. Greek order, 'Ye are in Him (in union with Him) filled full' of all you need (John 1:16). Believers receive of the divine unction flowing down from their Divine Head and High Priest (Psalms 133:2). He is full of the "fulness" itself; we, filled from Him. 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' х archees (G746) kai (G2532) exousias (G1849)] (Ephesians 1:21): He, therefore, alone, not these subject 'authorities' also, is to be adored (Colossians 2:18).