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and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,
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and he subjected all [things] under his feet and gave him [as] head over all [things] to the church,
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But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,
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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).
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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Christ, the head of the church » Perverters of the truth do not hold
Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
Church » Body of Christ » Called the body of Christ
Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
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in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ, and {individually} members of one another,
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Now you are the body of Christ, and members {of it individually},
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which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all [things] in every [way].
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Church » Head of, Christ the » General references to
and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,
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and he subjected all [things] under his feet and gave him [as] head over all [things] to the church,
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But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,
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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).
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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Church » Similitudes of the church compared to » Christ being the head
and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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Grace of God » Growth in
convinced of this same [thing], that the one who began a good work in you will finish [it] until the day of Christ Jesus,
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night and day praying beyond all measure that [we] may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.
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We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
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They go from strength to strength, [until each] appears before God in Zion.
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And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ, having been filled [with the] fruit of righteousness which [comes] through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Not that I have already received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of [it]. But [I do] one [thing], forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. read more.
Therefore as many as [are] perfect, {let us hold this opinion}, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you.
Therefore as many as [are] perfect, {let us hold this opinion}, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you.
so that you may live in a manner worthy of the Lord, {to please [him] in all respects}, bearing fruit in every good deed and increasing in the knowledge of God, enabled with all power, according to his glorious might, for all steadfastness and patience with joy,
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and [may] the Lord [cause] you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we [do] for you, so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God, teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. And this we will do, if God permits.
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation, if you have tasted that the Lord [is] kind,
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
and he subjected all [things] under his feet and gave him [as] head over all [things] to the church,
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man [is the] head of the woman, and [the] head of Christ [is] God.
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Philosophy » Rabbinical
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted [to you]. Turn away from pointless empty talk and contradictions of [what is] falsely called knowledge,
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Beware lest {anyone take you captive} through philosophy and empty deceit, according to {human tradition}, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,
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Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath, which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality [is] Christ. Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind, read more.
and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the head
and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
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Union with Christ » False teachers have not
Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.