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:

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

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

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

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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

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

So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus;

That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

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.

That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

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

Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

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.

But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

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

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.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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

Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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

Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.

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;

Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

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.