For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--

Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.

which in earlier ages was not made known to the human race, as it has now been revealed to His holy Apostles and Prophets through the Spirit--

Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.

Dependent on Him, the whole body--its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another-- grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of love.

But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;

and do not leave room for the Devil.

Let no unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.

But fornication and every kind of impurity, or covetousness, let them not even be mentioned among you, for they ought not to be named among God's people.

Therefore do not become sharers with them.

Therefore be very careful how you live and act. Let it not be as unwise men, but as wise.

On this account do not prove yourselves wanting in sense, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.

Do not over-indulge in wine--a thing in which excess is so easy--

And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.

Let it not be in acts of eye-service as if you had but to please men, but as Christ's bondservants who are doing God's will from the heart.

With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.

For ours is not a conflict with mere flesh and blood, but with the despotisms, the empires, the forces that control and govern this dark world--the spiritual hosts of evil arrayed against us in the heavenly warfare.