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Ephesians 1:22

Ephesians 1:22 (WEB)

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

Catechism · 8

The Church, Mother and Teacher

  • §2045Article 3 · The Church, Mother and TeacherRead at vatican.va

    “Because they are members of the Body whose Head is Christ,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 1:22.

In the Age of the Church

  • §2632Article 3 · In the Age of the ChurchRead at vatican.va

    “It is the prayer of Paul, the apostle par excellence, which reveals to us how the divine solicitude for all the churches ought to inspire Christian prayer.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 10:1; Eph 1:16-23; Phil 1911; Col 1:3-6; 4:3-4, 12.

The Almighty

  • §272Paragraph 3 · The AlmightyRead at vatican.va

    “It is in Christ's Resurrection and exaltation that the Father has shown forth "the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe".” — Catechism footnote: Eph 1:19-22.

On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead

  • §648Paragraph 2 · On the Third Day He Rose from the DeadRead at vatican.va

    “St. Paul insists on the manifestation of God's power” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 6:4; 2 Cor 13:4; Phil 3:10; Eph 1:19-22; Heb 7:16.

"From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"

  • §668Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Read at vatican.va

    “He is "far above all rule and authority and power and dominion", for the Father "has put all things under his feet."” — Catechism footnote: Eph 1:20-22.

  • §669Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Read at vatican.va

    “As Lord, Christ is also head of the Church, which is his Body.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 1:22.

The Church in God's Plan

  • §753Paragraph 1 · The Church in God's PlanRead at vatican.va

    “In the New Testament, all these images find a new center because Christ has become the head of this people, which henceforth is his Body.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 1:22; Col 1:18; LG 9.

The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

  • §830Paragraph 3 · The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and ApostolicRead at vatican.va

    “In her subsists the fullness of Christ's body united with its head; this implies that she receives from him "the fullness of the means of salvation"” — Catechism footnote: UR 3; AG 6; Eph 1:22-23.

Fathers and councils · 8

Ambrose of Milan

  • “…to the tradition of men, and after the rudiments of this world, not according to Christ; for in Him dwelleth all the fulness of Godhead in bodily shape.”” — editor's note: It would, I think, be unfair to construe this passage into an absolute condemnation of all the results of human activity, arrived at without any conscious…

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Leo the Great

Basil the Great

Augustine of Hippo

Hilary of Poitiers

Tertullian

  • “It was He who “wrought in Christ His mighty power, by raising Him from the dead, and setting Him at His own right hand, and putting all things under His feet”—even the same who said: “Sit Thou on my right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.”” — editor's note: Eph. i. 19–22.

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