Ephesians 1:22

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

In Context

21far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

23which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:15and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Psalms 91:13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.

Acts 20:28Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

Ephesians 4:15but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, which is the head, even Christ;

Colossians 1:8who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

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 →

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