For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--

that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened so that you may know what is the hope which His call to you inspires, what the wealth of the glory of His inheritance in God's people,

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,

raised us with Him from the dead, and enthroned us with Him in the heavenly realms as being in Christ Jesus,

Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.

You are a building which has been reared on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus Himself,

in whom you also are being built up together to become a fixed abode for God through the Spirit.

to grant you--in accordance with the wealth of His glorious perfections--to be strengthened by His Spirit with power penetrating to your inmost being.

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

because a husband is the Head of his wife as Christ also is the Head of the Church, being indeed the Saviour of this His Body.