Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

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,

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

And do not give way to the Evil One.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.