According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Among whom also we all had our manner of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;

Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.

But lewdness and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.

Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself: and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

For which I am an embassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.