For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.
Parallel translations
- WEB For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
- KJV For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
- BSB For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- NKJV For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
- NASB For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
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Quick answer
Christ must reign until all His enemies are under His feet. It matters because His present rule is steadily subduing every opposing power.
Overview
Drawing on Psalm 110, Paul affirms that the risen Christ now reigns and will continue until every enemy is subdued. His kingship is active and certain, moving history toward final victory. This gives believers confidence that no power can ultimately resist the Lord they serve.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 110:1A Psalm by David. Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”
- Heb 10:12–13but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;
- Matt 22:44‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’
- Heb 1:13But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”
- Ps 2:6–10“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
- Eph 1:22He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
- Mark 12:36For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
- Ps 45:3–6Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.
- Acts 2:34For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,
- Luke 20:42–43David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
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Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.
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