far above all hierarchies and authorities and powers and dominions and every name that is named, not only in this age but in that which is to come.

in order that he might show to the ages to come the amazing riches of his grace by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus.

in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ??13 till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.

Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.