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Ephesians 1:22
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Ephesian believers, concluding his exposition on Christ’s exaltation after detailing the spiritual blessings granted in the preceding verses.
The words — ὑπέταξεν (hupetaxen) means He subjected or placed under, and πάντα (panta) denotes all things, describing God’s act of placing creation beneath Christ’s feet.
The thread — The “under His feet” imagery appears in 1 Corinthians 15:25 regarding Christ’s reign until all enemies are subdued, while Colossians 1:18 and Colossians 2:10 describe His headship over the church and every authority without repeating the subjection motif.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge Christ’s absolute authority over all powers and to submit to His leadership as the head of the church.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Cross-references
- Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
- Colossians 2:10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Psalms 8:6 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
- Colossians 2:19 He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
- Hebrews 2:8 and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
- Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
- Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.