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Ephesians 1:23
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Ephesians 1:23
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23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.(A)
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Ephesians 1:23
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Colossians 1:18-19
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Colossians 1:18-19
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18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.(A) 19 For in him all the fullness of God[a] was pleased to dwell,
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- 1.19 Gk lacks of God
Ephesians 4:12
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Ephesians 4:12
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12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(A)
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Ephesians 3:19
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Ephesians 3:19
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19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.(A)
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19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(A)—that you may be filled(B) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(C)
John 1:16
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John 1:16
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16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[a](A)
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- 1.16 Or grace in place of grace
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John 1:16
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Colossians 2:9-10
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Colossians 2:9-10
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.(A)
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Colossians 2:9-10
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Colossians 2:9-10
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9 For in Christ all the fullness(A) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(B) over every power and authority.(C)
Colossians 1:24
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Interest in the Colossians
24 I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.
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Colossians 1:24
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(A) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(B) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(C)
Ephesians 4:10
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Ephesians 4:10
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10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
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10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(A) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(B)
Colossians 3:15
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Colossians 3:15
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15 And let the peace of Christ[a] rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.(A)
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- 3.15 Other ancient authorities read of God
Colossians 3:15
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Colossians 3:15
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15 Let the peace of Christ(A) rule in your hearts, since as members of one body(B) you were called to peace.(C) And be thankful.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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One Body with Many Members
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.(A) 13 For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.(B)
14 Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear would say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many members yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and those members of the body that we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect, 24 whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, 25 that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.(C)
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1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(A) so it is with Christ.(B) 13 For we were all baptized(C) by[a] one Spirit(D) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(E)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(F) 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.(G)
15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed(H) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(I) 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(J)
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ,(K) and each one of you is a part of it.(L)
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- 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in
Ephesians 5:23-32
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Ephesians 5:23-32
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23 for the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.(A) 24 Just as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be, in everything, to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word, 27 so as to present the church to himself in splendor, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, so that she may be holy and without blemish.(B) 28 In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hates his own flesh, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, 30 because we are members of his body.[a](C) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”(D) 32 This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
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Ephesians 5:23-32
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Ephesians 5:23-32
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23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(A) his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(B) in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,(C) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(D) 26 to make her holy,(E) cleansing[a] her by the washing(F) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(G) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(H) 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(I) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(J) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b](K) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
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- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
Ephesians 2:16
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Ephesians 2:16
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16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,(A) by which he put to death their hostility.
1 Corinthians 15:28
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1 Corinthians 15:28
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28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all.(A)
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28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(A) so that God may be all in all.(B)
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