22 And He (A)put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him (B)head over all things to the church,

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22 And God placed all things under his feet(A) and appointed him to be head(B) over everything for the church,

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

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23 which is his body,(A) the fullness of him(B) who fills everything in every way.(C)

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19 So then you are no longer (A)strangers and foreigners, but you are (B)fellow citizens with the [a]saints, and are of (C)God’s household, 20 having been (D)built on (E)the foundation of (F)the apostles and prophets, (G)Christ Jesus Himself being the (H)cornerstone, 21 (I)in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into (J)a holy [b]temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being (K)built together into a (L)dwelling of God in the Spirit.

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  1. Ephesians 2:19 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Ephesians 2:21 Or sanctuary

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,(A) but fellow citizens(B) with God’s people and also members of his household,(C) 20 built(D) on the foundation(E) of the apostles and prophets,(F) with Christ Jesus himself(G) as the chief cornerstone.(H) 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(I) in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(J)

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to be specific, that the Gentiles are (A)fellow heirs and (B)fellow members of the body, and (C)fellow partakers of the promise in (D)Christ Jesus through the gospel, (E)of which I was made a (F)minister, according to the gift of (G)God’s grace which was given to me (H)according to the working of His power. To me, (I)the very least of all [a]saints, this grace was given, to (J)preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable (K)riches of Christ, and to [b]enlighten all people as to what the plan of the (L)mystery is which for ages has been (M)hidden in God, (N)who created all things; 10 so that the multifaceted (O)wisdom of God might now be (P)made known through the church to the (Q)rulers and the authorities in (R)the heavenly places.

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  1. Ephesians 3:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(A) together with Israel, members together of one body,(B) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(C)

I became a servant of this gospel(D) by the gift of God’s grace given me(E) through the working of his power.(F) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(G) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(H) the boundless riches of Christ,(I) and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery,(J) which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God(K) should be made known(L) to the rulers and authorities(M) in the heavenly realms,(N)

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11 And He (A)gave (B)some as apostles, some as prophets, some as (C)evangelists, some as [a]pastors and (D)teachers, 12 (E)for the equipping of the [b]saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of (F)the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to (G)the unity of the faith, and of the [c](H)knowledge of the Son of God, to a (I)mature man, to the measure of the stature [d]which belongs to the (J)fullness of Christ.

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  1. Ephesians 4:11 From Gr for shepherds
  2. Ephesians 4:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  3. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge
  4. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness

11 So Christ himself gave(A) the apostles,(B) the prophets,(C) the evangelists,(D) the pastors and teachers,(E) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(F) may be built up(G) 13 until we all reach unity(H) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(I) and become mature,(J) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(K)

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23 For (A)the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the (B)head of the church, He Himself (C)being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

25 (D)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (E)gave Himself up for her, 26 (F)so that He might sanctify her, having (G)cleansed her by the (H)washing of water with (I)the word, 27 that He might (J)present to Himself the church [a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be (K)holy and blameless.

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  1. Ephesians 5:27 Lit glorious

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)

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed