having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;

not of works, that no one would boast.

that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.