Ephesians 1:23
which is his body, the complete work of Him, who filleth all in all.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
In Context
22and hath put all things under his feet, and given Him to be head over all things to the church;
Cross References
Romans 13:5Wherefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of punishment, but also of conscience.
1 Corinthians 12:12For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body:
Ephesians 2:16and that He might reconcile both in one body unto God, by the cross, having thereby slain the enmity:
Ephesians 4:4even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Ephesians 4:12to the edifying of the body of Christ:
Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, which is the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence.
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 →