Ephesians 1:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The church is Christ's body and is filled with Christ who completely fills everything.

Cross References

John 1:16

Because of all that the Son is, we have been given one blessing after another.

Romans 13:5

But you should obey the rulers because you know it is the right thing to do, and not just because of God's anger.

1 Corinthians 12:6

and we can each do different things. Yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do.

1 Corinthians 15:28

After everything is under the power of God's Son, he will put himself under the power of God, who put everything under his Son's power. Then God will mean everything to everyone.

Ephesians 2:16

On the cross Christ did away with our hatred for each other. He also made peace between us and God by uniting Jews and Gentiles in one body.

Ephesians 3:10

Then God would use the church to show the powers and authorities in the spiritual world that he has many different kinds of wisdom.

Ephesians 3:19

I want you to know-all about Christ's love, although it is too wonderful to be measured. Then your lives will be filled with all that God is.

Ephesians 4:10

This also means that the one who went deep into the earth is the same one who went into the highest heaven, so that he would fill the whole universe.

Ephesians 4:12

so that his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong.

Ephesians 4:13

This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.

Ephesians 4:4

All of you are part of the same body. There is only one Spirit of God, just as you were given one hope when you were chosen to be God's people.

Colossians 1:24

I am glad that I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continue the suffering of Christ for his body, the church.

Colossians 2:19

They are no longer part of Christ, who is the head of the whole body. Christ gives the body its strength, and he uses its joints and muscles to hold it together, as it grows by the power of God.

Colossians 3:11

It doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian, and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

Colossians 3:15

Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful.