For in his love he predestined us (such was the good pleasure of his will) to adoption for himself as sons through Jesus Christ,

when he made known to us, I say, that good pleasure which he purposed in himself

I am praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation, through an intimate knowledge of himself;

In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace.

You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.

and to lead lives of love, just as Christ also loved you and gave himself up for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for "an odor of sweetness."

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her,

so as to present her to himself, the church glorified, without spot or wrinkle or any such blemish; but on the contrary holy and faultless.

That is how husbands ought to love their wives, as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself;