But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,

in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,

in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.