Answer: Christ is the head of the church, (verse
23).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Matthew 16:15-18: "'But what
about you?' He [Jesus] asked. 'Who do you say I
am?' Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ,
the Son of the living God.' Jesus replied,
'Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not
revealed to you by man, but by My Father in heaven. And I
tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I WILL BUILD MY
CHURCH, and the gates of Hades will not overcome
it.'"
Ephesians 1:22: "And God placed all
things under His feet and appointed Him to be HEAD OVER EVERYTHING
FOR THE CHURCH..."
Ephesians 4:15: "Instead, speaking
the Truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him WHO IS
THE HEAD, that is, CHRIST."
Colossians 1:18-20: "And HE
[Christ] IS THE HEAD OF TH BODY, THE CHURCH; He is the beginning
and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He
might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all His
fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all
things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making
peace through His blood, shed on the cross."
