To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.

For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:

Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

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.

Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;

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

By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;

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;

Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

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.

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

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,

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,

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

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

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

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

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

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

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

And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.