Ephesians 1:23
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all[1:23].
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
In Context
22and subjected all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
Cross References
Romans 13:5Wherefore it is necessary to submit yourselves, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
1 Corinthians 12:12For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
Ephesians 2:16and might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
Ephesians 4:4There is one body, and one Spirit, as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
Ephesians 4:12for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;
Colossians 1:18And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that he may become in all things pre-eminent.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:16-23
The Apostle's Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,… Read the whole commentary →