Ephesians 1:22 — Community Reflections

EPHESIANS 1:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,”

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church — the quotation of Psalm 8:6 establishes Christ as the cosmic kephalē ('head') with all things subject under his podes ('feet'); the church is the body (sōma) of which Christ is the head, the instrument of his cosmic purpose.

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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago

Head of the Body, the Church

Jesus is the head of the church - the body. We're his physical presence now in the world. We're what his power works through. That's a stunning responsibility. I'm literally part of Christ's body. Th...