From 9f96ec5b2360a3c94e43b669f2161f63bccff4b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:43:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'eph/01/23.md' --- eph/01/23.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/eph/01/23.md b/eph/01/23.md index 11e062cb77..03c8aa4952 100644 --- a/eph/01/23.md +++ b/eph/01/23.md @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ # The church is his body -Just as with a human body, the head (verse 22) rules all things pertaining to its body, so Christ is the head of the church body. Alternate translation: "It is as though the church is his body" or "The church is like a body" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +Just as with a human body, the head rules all things pertaining to the body, so Christ is the head of the church body. Alternate translation: "It is as though the church is Christ's body" or "The church is like a body for Christ" # his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all -Possible meanings are 1) the body is the fullness of Christ. This means Christ fills or gives to the church everything that he has to give, and Christ also fills all things in every way or 2) "the fullness" refers back to "him," that is, Christ in 1:22, and "him" in 1:23 refers to God the Father. This means the full deity of the Father dwells within Christ, and the Father fills all things in every way or 3) the body is the completion of Christ. This means that Christ as the "head" is completed by the church, which is "his body," and Christ fills all things in every way. +Possible meanings are 1) Christ fills the church by giving it all it needs, and Christ also completes all things in every way or 2) Christ as the "head" is made complete by the church, which is "his body," and Chris makes all things in every way complete. + +