“ Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. ”
Which is his body - This comparison of the church with “a person” or body, of which the Lord Jesus is the head, is not uncommon in the New Testament; compare the notes at 1Co 11:3 ; 1 Corinth...
Which is his body, the (c) fulness of him that filleth all in all. (c) For the love of Christ is so great towards the Church, that even though he fully satisfies all with all things, yet he consider...
A Paragraph of Prayer. The writer, who has been informed (by letter?) of the Christian faith and love of his correspondents, reciprocates their thanksgiving and prayers ( Ephesians 1:15 f.); he be...
His body Compare Ephesians 3:5 ; Ephesians 3:6 . fulness . See Ephesians 1:10 . His members "fill up" the body of Christ, and the body of Christ fills up and completes "the dispensation of the...
23. The fullness of him that filleth all in all. This is the highest honor of the Church, that, until He is united to us, the Son of God reckons himself in some measure imperfect. What conso...
DISCOURSE: 2096 CHRIST THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH Ephesians 1:20-23 . He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, an...
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Which is his body - As he is head over all things, he is head to the Church; and this Church is considered as the body of which he is es...
Fulness— Fulness is here taken in a passive sense, for "a thing to be filled or completed;" as appears by the following words,— of him that filleth all in all. That is, "It is Christ the head, w...
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Which is, х heetis ( G3748 )] - inasmuch as she is. His body - His mystical body. Not merely figurative. He is really, t...
Thanksgiving for Blessings and Prayer for Wisdom 1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled with St....
[ 1. Introduction to the Epistle ( Ephesians 1:1-23 ). (1) SALUTATION ( Ephesians 1:1-2 ). (2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR — ( a ) The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the...
Chapter 6 THE DOCTRINE. WHAT GOD WROUGHT IN THE CHRIST Ephesians 1:20-23 The division that we make at Ephesians 1:20 , marking off at this point the commencement of the Doctrine of the epistl...
What the Heart May Receive Ephesians 1:15-23 It is well to go over the successive links of this golden chain when we are in our secret chamber, appropriating them one by one and asking whether...
The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." T...
(15) В¶ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (16) Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of...
THE CHURCH ‘And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the Church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.’ Ephesians 1:22-23...
Which is his body ,.... That is, which church is the body of Christ; as an human body is but one, consisting of various members, united to each other, and set in an exact proportion and symmetry, an...
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Ver. 23. The fulness o...
And hath put Greek, υπεταξεν, hath subjected; all things under his feet This is said in allusion to Psalms 110:1 , Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. The psalm is a prophecy, not only of...
SALUTATION (vs.1-2) As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by the will of God." Nothing of his own or of a...
The Apostle's Prayer. A. D. 61. 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord...
Which is his body; i.e. a mystical one, whereof every member is influenced by the Spirit of Christ the Head, as in the natural body the members are influenced by spirits derived from the natural he...
‘And he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness (pleroma) of him who fills all in all.' ‘He put all things...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 1:18-19 . The eyes of your understanding being enlightened … to us-ward who believe. —Three pictures for heaven-illumined eyes: 1. The hope of His cal...
Ephesians 1:19-23 I. The Apostle desires that the Ephesian Christians may know what is "the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe." I can easily imagine that a person who has been...
Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and...
Ephesians 1:4 . According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love. What words of consolation! The full soul o...
EXPOSITION Ephesians 1:1 , Ephesians 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION . Ephesians 1:1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus . Paul's one but all-sufficient claim on the Ephesians is...
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 ; 1 Corinthians 12:6 ; 1 Corinthians 15:28 ; Colossians 1:18 ; Colossians 1:19 ; Colossians 1:24 ; Colossians 2:10 ; Colossians 2:9 ; Colossians 3:11 ; Colossians 3:1...
The Holy Spirit in Ephesians Ephesians 1:13-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are distinct lines of teaching relative to the Holy Spirit in several of Paul's Epistles. The Book of Ephesians has seve...
The fulness of him that filleth all in all — It is hard to say in what sense this can be spoken of the church; but the sense is easy and natural, if we refer it to Christ, who is the fulness of the...