having predestinated us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

for the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he has shown us favor in the Beloved,

for a dispensation at the fullness of the times, in order that he might bring together for himself all things in the Christ, both those which are in the heavens, and those which are on earth;

that we should be for the praise of his glory; even we, who before had hope in the Christ:

which is the earnest of our inheritance, given for the redemption of his possession to the praise of his glory.

For this reason I also, since I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love to all the saints,

do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

For by grace you have been saved through the faith; and this matter is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:

For we are his workman ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

For which reason, remember that you were formerly Gen tiles, by natural descent, and that you are called Uncircumcision by the Circumcision; so called, from a mark made in the flesh by hands;

but now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were formerly far off, have become near, by the blood of the Christ.

For he is our peace, who has made both parties one, and broken down the partition wall that separated us,

and having come, he preached peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near:

for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

in whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling-place of God by his Spirit.

For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,

if, indeed, you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God, which was given to me for your benefit,

to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

For which cause I beseech you not to grow faint on account of my afflictions for you, which are your glory.

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

For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men.

for the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ,

that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;

from whom the whole body, compactly fitted together, and united by every helping joint, according to the energy in the measure of each part, makes increase of the body, for the building up of itself in love.

For which reason, putting away lying, speak, every one, truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Let no impure speech come out of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may give grace to the hearers:

and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, with which you have been sealed for the day of redemption.

and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave him self for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.

For you know this, that no lewd nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with vain words: for on account of these things, the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

for it is a shame even to speak of the things that are done by them in secret.

But all these works, when reproved, are made manifest by the light: for every thing that makes manifest is light.

giving thanks to our God and Father always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

being subject one to another in the fear of God.

for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.

Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Christ the church:

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

for our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the wicked spirits in the heavenly regions.

and having your feet shod with that preparation for defense supplied by the gospel of peace;

praying with all prayer and supplication, at all times, in the Spirit; and to this end being watchful in all perseverance, and supplication for all the saints:

and for me, that speech may be given me, in opening my mouth with boldness, that I may make known the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

him I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.