Not holding fast the Head (ου κρατων την κεφαλην). Note negative ου, not μη, actual case of deserting Christ as the Head. The Gnos…

And not holding the Head. Not holding the true doctrine concerning the Great Head of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ. See Barnes on Ephe…

Not holding the Head.—In this lay the fatal error. All these speculations and superstitions interfered with the direct hold of the…

Intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding the Head, from which all the body by j…

The false teacher lacked vital contact with Jesus Christ. This is profoundly serious because it is from Christ as Head that “the whole body [the ch…

Not holding the Head. With this one expression, he condemns whatever does not relate to Christ. He also confirms his statement on the basi…

And not holding the head
Christ, as some copies express it; for by making use of angels as mediators and intercessor…

It looked like humility to appeal to angels, as if people were conscious of their unworthiness to speak directly to God. But it is not justifiable;…

Above, Paul showed that the law was fulfilled in Christ because of the circumcision he received, for this is an acknowledgment of the law. Here, he…