He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will --

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ -- by grace you are saved! --

when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,

But you did not learn about Christ like this,

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: "Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!"