Ephesians 1:23
which is his body, the fulness of Him who fills the universe.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
In Context
22God has put all things under Christ’s feet, and placed him as Head over all in the church,
Cross References
Romans 13:5Wherefore you must needs be in subjection, not only because of fear, but also for conscience sake.
1 Corinthians 12:12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, although they be many, are one body; so also is Christ.
Ephesians 2:16Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity.
Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.
Ephesians 4:12in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ -
Colossians 1:18He is the head of his Body, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, in order that in all things he may become preeminent.
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 →