Church: Christ, Head of

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.

But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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’?

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. …

Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

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.

There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

…as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

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

…which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. …

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

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. …

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

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.

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

He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

…and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”