23 (A)which is His body, (B)the fullness of Him (C)who fills all in all.

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18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Reconciled in Christ

19 For it pleased the Father that (C)in Him all the fullness should dwell,

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16 [a]And of His (A)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

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  1. John 1:16 NU For

For (A)in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [a]bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (B)head of all [b]principality and power.

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  1. Colossians 2:9 in bodily form
  2. Colossians 2:10 rule and authority

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (A)for the [a]edifying of (B)the body of Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 4:12 building up

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled (A)with all the fullness of God.

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10 He who descended is also the One (A)who ascended far above all the heavens, (B)that He might fill all things.)

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28 (A)Now when all things are made subject to Him, then (B)the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

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Sacrificial Service for Christ

24 (A)I now rejoice in my sufferings (B)for you, and fill up in my flesh (C)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for (D)the sake of His body, which is the church,

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15 And let (A)the peace of God rule in your hearts, (B)to which also you were called (C)in one body; and (D)be thankful.

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Unity and Diversity in One Body(A)

12 For (B)as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, (C)so also is Christ. 13 For (D)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(E)whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and (F)have all been made to drink [a]into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.

15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now (G)God has set the members, each one of them, in the body (H)just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And 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 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, 24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, 25 that there should be no [b]schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now (I)you are the body of Christ, and (J)members individually.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:25 division

11 where there is neither (A)Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, (B)but Christ is all and in all.

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23 For (A)the husband is head of the wife, as also (B)Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands (C)in everything.

25 (D)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (E)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [a]sanctify and cleanse her (F)with the washing of water (G)by the word, 27 (H)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (I)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For (J)we are members of His body, [b]of His flesh and of His bones. 31 (K)“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the (L)two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 set it apart
  2. Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.

16 and that He might (A)reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby (B)putting to death the enmity.

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Therefore (A)you must be subject, not only because of wrath (B)but also for conscience’ sake.

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(A)There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

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And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God (A)who works [a]all in all.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:6 all things in

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