Ephesians 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Cross-reference
Ephesians 3:17 speaks of Christ dwelling in hearts, a specific application of God being 'in all' believers.
Ephesians 2:22 describes believers as a dwelling place for God, specifying the 'in all' indwelling as a temple.
In Romans 11:36, the same triadic formula 'from him, through him, to him' is used — almost identical to Eph 4:6's 'over all, through all, in all.'
1 John 4:12-15 teaches God abides in those who confess Jesus, expanding on the 'in all' theme with love and confession.
1 John 3:24 says whoever keeps commands abides in God and God in him, a direct parallel to mutual indwelling.
In 1 John 3:1-3, believers are called children of God because of the Father's love — echoing the Fatherhood of God over his people.
In Galatians 4:3-7, believers receive adoption as sons and cry 'Abba! Father!' — reinforcing the Fatherhood of God over his children.
In Galatians 3:26-28, believers are all sons of God through faith, unified in Christ — reflecting the one Father of all here.
2 Corinthians 6:16 declares believers are God's temple with God dwelling among them, reinforcing 'through all and in all'.
In 1 Corinthians 12:6, Paul says the same God empowers all activities in everyone — echoing God's immanence 'through all and in all.'
In 1 Corinthians 8:6, Paul confesses 'one God, the Father, from whom are all things' — parallel to the one God and Father of all here.
In John 20:17, Jesus calls God 'my Father and your Father,' affirming the shared Fatherhood that Paul describes as 'Father of all.'
John 17:26 prays that Christ's love and presence be in believers, echoing the 'in all' of Ephesians 4:6.
John 14:23 promises the Father and Son making their home with believers, directly paralleling the 'in all' indwelling.
In Matthew 6:9, Jesus teaches praying to 'Our Father' — the same Fatherhood of God over all that Paul affirms here.
Malachi 2:10 asks 'Have we not all one Father?' — a direct OT parallel to Paul's 'one God and Father of all' in Ephesians 4:6.
In Daniel 4:35, God's absolute sovereignty over all inhabitants and his unopposed will underscores the 'through all and in all' of Eph 4:6.
In Daniel 4:34, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges God's everlasting dominion — a direct parallel to 'one God over all.'
In Jeremiah 10:10-13, God is the living King who made the earth by his power — reinforcing his sovereignty as 'over all.'
Isaiah 63:16 calls God 'our Father' — the same Fatherhood that Paul proclaims in Ephesians 4:6 as 'Father of all'.
In Isaiah 40:21-23, God sits above the circle of the earth, showing his transcendent rule — a clear echo of being 'over all.'
1 Corinthians 8:4 affirms 'there is no God but one,' directly echoing the oneness of God in this verse.
1 Timothy 2:5 states 'there is one God,' directly paralleling the monotheism of this verse.
James 2:19 says 'God is one,' reinforcing the same confession of monotheism.
Psalm 86:10 affirms that God alone is God, echoing the 'one God' declaration in Ephesians 4:6.
Zechariah 14:9 prophesies the Lord as king over all the earth with one name, linking to 'over all' and 'one God'.
In Daniel 5:18-23, God's sovereignty over kings is demonstrated — a specific instance of the 'over all' rule from Eph 4:6.
In Psalm 95:3, God is declared a great King above all gods, echoing the 'over all' clause of the one God.