Ephesians 1:23
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Cross-reference
In Ephesians 5:23-32, Christ as head of the church his body expands the fullness metaphor with a marriage typology.
Ephesians 2:16 says Christ reconciled both Jews and Gentiles in one body, revealing that the church as his body is the place of unity.
In Ephesians 3:19, being filled with all the fullness of God parallels the church as the fullness of Christ.
In Ephesians 4:4, the same 'one body' reinforces the unity of the church as Christ's body, the fullness.
In Ephesians 4:10, Christ ascends to fill all things, connecting to the church as his fullness that fills all in all.
In Ephesians 4:12, building up the body of Christ directly relates to the church as his fullness, showing how ministry grows that body.
Ephesians 5:30 says we are members of Christ's body, directly reinforcing the same body metaphor.
Ephesians 4:13 speaks of attaining the fullness of Christ, directly connecting to the church as His fullness in Ephesians 1:23.
Colossians 3:11 declares Christ is all and in all, mirroring the phrase 'filleth all in all' in this verse.
Colossians 2:10 says believers are complete in Christ, the head—connected to being filled in him as the body.
Colossians 2:9 affirms all fullness of Godhead dwells in Christ bodily, directly linking to Christ as the fullness here.
In Colossians 1:24, Paul's sufferings 'fill up' what is lacking for the church—linking to Christ's fullness in the body.
Colossians 1:19 states all fullness dwells in Christ, reinforcing that the church is his fullness.
In Colossians 1:18, Christ is explicitly called head of the body, the church, reinforcing the same image of fullness.
1 Corinthians 15:28 anticipates God being all in all, the ultimate goal paralleled by Christ filling all in all now.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, the body metaphor is elaborated with many members, directly echoing the church as Christ's fullness.
In John 1:16, believers receive from Christ's fullness—directly echoing the fullness that fills all in all here.
1 Corinthians 12:27 explicitly states believers are the body of Christ, a direct parallel to Ephesians 1:23.
1 Corinthians 10:17 connects the one bread to the one body of Christ, reinforcing the unity theme of the church.
1 Corinthians 6:15 explicitly calls believers members of Christ, directly echoing the body metaphor in Ephesians.
Romans 12:5 similarly describes believers as one body in Christ, reinforcing the unity of the church as Christ's body.
John 17:26 speaks of Christ's indwelling in believers, which relates to the church as His body filled by Him.
Jeremiah 23:24 declares God fills heaven and earth, paralleling Christ's filling all in all.