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Ephesians 1:23 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 1 · verse 23
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.Ephesians 1:23 · King James Version
Ephesians 1:23 in context
21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Commentary
Cross references
- Colossians 1:18-19
- John 1:16
- Colossians 2:9-10
- Ephesians 4:12
- Ephesians 3:19
- Ephesians 4:10
- 1 Corinthians 15:28
Key words (Strong's)
- fulnessplērōmathat which is filled, a ship inasmuch as it is filled with sailors, rowers, and soldiers…G4138 →
- fillethplēroōto make full, to fill upG4137 →
- bodysōmathe body both of men or animals, a dead body or corpse, the living body, of animals, the…G4983 →
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We have come to the last part of this chapter, which consists of Paul's earnest prayer to God in behalf of these Ephesians. We should pray for the persons for whom we give thanks. Our apostle blesses God for what he had done for them, and then he prays that he would do more for them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-23