Ephesians 1:23

Now the church is ¹  his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. ² 

Joh 1:16; Ro 13:5; 1Co 12:6; 1Co 12:12-27; 1Co 15:28; Eph 2:16; Eph 3:19; Eph 4:4,12; Eph 4:10; Eph 5:23-32; Col 1:18,24; Col 1:19; Col 2:9,10; Col 3:11; Col 3:15

¹ tn Grk “which is.” The antecedent of “which” is easily lost in English, though in Greek it is quite clear. In the translation “church” is repeated to clarify the referent.

² tn Or perhaps, “who is filled entirely.”

sn The idea of all in all is either related to the universe (hence, he fills the whole universe entirely) or the church universal (hence, Christ fills the church entirely with his presence and power).