Ephesians 2:1-10 - Made Alive In Christ

¹ Unto you also - being dead by your offences and sins, ² In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience, ³ Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger - even as the rest, - ⁴ But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us, ⁵ Although we were dead by our offences, gave us life together with the Christ, - by favour, ye have been saved, - ⁶ And raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies, in Christ: ⁷ That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus; ⁸ For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this hath come to pass - not from you, of God, the free-gift! ⁹ Not from works, lest anyone should boast. ¹⁰ His, in fact we are - his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus upon a footing of good works, which God prepared beforehand, that, therein, we might walk.

⁶ As, therefore, ye have accepted the Anointed Jesus as your Lord, in him, be walking, - ⁷ Rooted, and being built up, in him, and making yourselves sure in your faith, even as ye have been taught, - surpassing therein with thanksgiving.

⁸ Be taking heed, lest there shall be anyone leading, you, off as a spoil, through means of their philosophy, and an empty deceit, - according to the instruction of men, according to the first principles of the world, - and not according to Christ: ⁹ Because, in him, dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily, ¹⁰ And ye are, in him, filled full, - Who, is the head of all principality and authority, ¹¹ In whom, ye have also been circumcised with a circumcision not done by hand, in the despoiling of the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ, - ¹² Having been buried together with him in your immersion, wherein also ye have been raised together, through your faith in the energising of God - Who raised him from among the dead. ¹³ And, as for you - who were, dead, by your offences and by the uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath brought you to life together with him, - having in favour forgiven us all our offences, ¹⁴ Having blotted out the handwriting against us by the decrees, which was hostile to us, - and hath taken away, the same, out of the midst, nailing it up to the cross: ¹⁵ Spoiling the principalities and the authorities, he made of them an open example, celebrating a triumph over them thereby.