Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.

Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blemish in his sight.

for the government of the fulness of the ages, that all things in heaven and earth are alike should be gathered up in Christ, as Head.

that we who first hoped in Christ should be for the praise of his glory.

and that the eyes of your heart may be flooded with light so that you may understand what is the hope of his calling, what the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

And among them we all once passed our lives, indulging the passions of our flesh, carrying out the dictates of our senses and temperament, and were by nature the children of wrath like all the rest.

even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).

in order that he might show to the ages to come the amazing riches of his grace by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift.

Do not forget then, that you Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by the "circumcision" made in flesh by man's hand,

Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity.

You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you.

By reading what I have written, you can judge of my insight into that secret truth of Christ

which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,

It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by the energy of his power.

in order that now his manifold wisdom should, through the church, be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly sphere,

praying him to grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in your inmost being;

that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,

that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is "the breadth," "the length," "the depth," and "the height,"

and may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" of God.

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus, to all generations, world without end, Amen.

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

From him the whole body (knit together and compacted by all its joints) makes continual growth of the body so as to build itself up in love, through the energy of his bounteous provision, according to the need of each several part.

and to be made new in the spirit of your mind,

"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.

and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.

For be well assured that no one guilty of fornication or impurity or covetousness which is idolatry, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

For it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by such men in secret;

but all these things, when exposed, are by the light made manifest, and what is made manifest is light.

Buy up opportunity, for the times are evil.

For this reason do not be thoughtless, but learn to know what the Lord's will is.

Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,

in order that after cleansing her in the bath of baptism, he might sanctify her by his word,

For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself;

because you know that whatever good any man does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be slave or free man.

Finally, my brothers, let your hearts be strengthened in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.

And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.

and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

May grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with sincerity.