23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. …
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. …
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-23)We have come to the last part of this chapter, which consists of Paul’s earnest prayer to God in behalf of these Ephesians. We should pray for the persons for whom we give thanks. Our apostle blesses God for what he had done for them, and then he prays that he would do more for them. He gives thanks for spiritual blessings, and prays for further supplies of them; for God will for this be enquired…
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