We now come to the central reference to the Body in Ephesians.

In The

Berean Expositor Vol. 8, we gave the structure of seven* references:

A

a

1:23. The Body.

Christ the Head.

b  4:4.

The Unity.  Christ one Lord.

B  4:12.

Gifts for the building.

C  4:16.

`Fitly joined together'.

B  4:16.

Each member for the increase.

A

a

5:23. The Body.

Christ the Head and Saviour.

b  5:30.

The Unity.

The church members.

* From The Berean Expositor vol. 15 p. 106:

In case readers should be perplexed and conclude that we have acted

arbitrarily,we point out that the reference to the body in Ephesians 2:16 refers

to the individual body of the Lord Himself and not to church. Similarly we

omitted the reference in verse 28, for there the reference is not tyo the

church,but to the body of the individual believer.

To place the matter clearly before the reader we will set out the complete

structure,including all references,but marking the passages that do not enter

into the argument of Ephesians 4:16:

A

The church which is His body

B

Reconcile. Reference to the Lord's own body.

C

The one body.

D

4:12 Gifts for building up.

E

4:16 Fitly framed together.

D

4:16 Members for growth.

C

5:23 Christ the Head.

B

5:28 Love. Reference to believer's own body.

A

5:30 The church and members