the Head of the Church Christ

17 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

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Appointed by God

Ephesians 1:22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Ephesians 4:12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
John 20:21 Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Ephesians 1:22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Luke 22:19–20 And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” …

Colossians 2:18–19 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind. …

Psalm 118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Colossians 2:10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.