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

Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

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

Among whom also we all had our manner of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Even when we were dead in sins, hath made us alive together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

For by grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not by works, lest any man should boast.

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

And that he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, having by it slain the enmity:

For through him we both have an access by one Spirit to the Father.

That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;

By which when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,

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

That the Gentiles should be joint-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel:

Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him,

For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

That he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and highth.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God.

To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind;

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

But lewdness and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Be ye not therefore partakers with them.

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light: for whatever doth make manifest is light.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Knowing that whatever good thing any man doeth, the same will he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Wherefore take to you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye will be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

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

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.