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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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

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

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

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

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