the same in himself to have it declared when the time were full come: that all things, both the things which are in heaven, and also the things which are in earth, should be gathered together, even in Christ. That is to say, in him

who is the first installment of our inheritance, so that we may finally come into full possession of the prize of redemption, and praise His glory for it.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may grant you the Spirit to give wisdom and revelation which come through a growing knowledge of Him,

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

above all rule, power, and might, and domination, and above all names that are named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come.

For to show, in times to come, the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness to us ward, in Christ Jesus.

For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God

And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.

and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

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

If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

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

yes, to come at last to know the love of Christ, although it far surpasses human understanding, so that you may be filled with the perfect fullness of God.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ??13 till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

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

and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image -- in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth; but what is good to useful edification, that it may benefit the hearers.

Stop letting anyone deceive you with groundless arguments about these things, for it is because of these very sins that God's anger comes down upon the disobedient.

Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good can come; on the contrary, expose them.

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

That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.

For the future, find strength in your union with the Lord, and in the power which comes from his might.

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.

by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace,

Pray also for me, so that, when I begin to speak, the right words will come to me. Then I will boldly make known the secret of the gospel,