Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,

In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.

And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.

So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.

For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.

Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet;

And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,

Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.