I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints,

made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

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

You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit.

By reading this you are able to understand my insight about the mystery of the Messiah.

The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.

They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.

you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;

Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

Coarse and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.

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

making the most of the time, because the days are evil.

since we are members of His body.

I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.