according as he had chosen us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, free from vice, and devoted to virtue.

for they have become callous, and abandoned themselves to sensuality, greedily practicing every kind of vice.

But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].

For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God].

and be not accomplices in the fruitless practices of vice; on the contrary, condemn them.

and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news].