The eyes of your understanding being inlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

who were dead in trespasses and sins, Wherein ye formerly walked, according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in time past,

being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise; having no hope, and without God in the world.

But now through Christ Jesus, ye who were once far off are brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

having broken down the middle wall of partition, Having abolished by his flesh the enmity, the law of commandments, through his decrees, that he might make the two one new man in himself, so making peace:

And he came and preached peace to you that were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Therefore ye are no longer strangers, and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the houshold of God,

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

That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in heavenly places,

ye may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge,

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,

(Now that he ascended, what is it, but that he also descended first to the lower parts of the earth?

That we may be no longer children, fluctuating to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men, by cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive:

This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles, in the vanity of your mind:

And to put on the new man, which is created after God, in righteousness and true holiness.

Let him that stole, steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, or unclean person, or covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.

For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Now no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also the Lord the church.

And ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatning, knowing that your master is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things.

Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.