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Ephesians 1:22

“and he subjected all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly,”

Ephesians 1:22 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 8:6

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Ephesians uses without a formula the phrase of Psalm 8:6, “all things you put under his feet.”

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ כֹּל שַׁתָּה תַחַת רַגְלָיו

Septuagint (Psalms 8:7 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα χειρῶν σου· πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ,

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Ephesians 1:22, word by word

he subjectedὑπέταξενhypetaxen

subject

To put something or someone under another's rule.

Where else “hypetaxen” appears
his feetπόδαςpodas

foot

Foot.

Where else “podas” appears
gaveἔδωκενedōken

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “edōken” appears
headκεφαλὴνkephalēn

leader

The one who leads and sustains others, as the Messiah does his assembly.

Where else “kephalēn” appears
to the assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai

church

Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.

Where else “ekklēsiai” appears

Translation note

It recalls Psalm 8:6, as in 1 Corinthians 15:27.

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Quotation · Psalms 8:6

Ephesians uses without a formula the phrase of Psalm 8:6, “all things you put under his feet.”

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Ephesians 1:22

22and he subjected all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly,

Psalms 8:6

6You make him rule over the works of your hands; all things you put under his feet:

The context

21far above every principality and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come;

22 · This verse (above)

23which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in all.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?

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    Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?

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