Ephesians 1:22 Cross References

Ephesians 1:22

22: And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.

Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, so he is first in everything.

and you are complete through your union with Christ. He is the Lord over every ruler and authority in the universe.

But they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For we are joined together in his body by his strong sinews, and we grow only as we get our nourishment and strength from God.

You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things--
the sheep and the cattle and all the wild animals,
the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents.

For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of his body, the church; he gave his life to be her Savior.

But there is one thing I want you to know: A man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God.

Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

"And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

You gave him authority over all things." Now when it says "all things," it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all of this happen.

From now on, you and the woman will be enemies, and your offspring and her offspring will be enemies. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen.

For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.
And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.
For the Scriptures say, "God has given him authority over all things." (Of course, when it says "authority over all things," it does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.)

You will trample down lions and poisonous snakes; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!

Now I say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

He is the one who told us about the great love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.

so that if I can't come for a while, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and support of the truth.

No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to thousands of angels in joyful assembly.
You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven who have now been made perfect.
You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which graciously forgives instead of crying out for vengeance as the blood of Abel did.

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