King James Version
Ephesians 1:23 in the King James Version says “Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.”
Ephesians 1:23 · KJV
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“body”
G4983the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the fulness”
G4138repletion or completion, i.e., (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as contai
“of him that filleth”
G4137to make replete, i.e., (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute
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