Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus;

For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.

For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

Because we are parts of his body.

This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;