And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church -- he himself being the savior of the body.

But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,

This mystery is great -- but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.