Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, 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:

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

by which he hath freely accepted us through the beloved, By whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins,

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

Which he wrought in Christ, raising him from the dead; and he hath made him sit at his own right-hand in heavenly places,

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

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us,

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

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this hath come to pass - not from you, of God, the free-gift!

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

and hath also put away, through his flesh, the cause of hatred - that is to say, the law of commandments contained in the law written - for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace.

and coming, hath preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were nigh:

If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,

Which, in other generations, had not been made known unto the sons of men, as it hath, now, been revealed by his holy apostles and prophets, in Spirit; -

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 each one of you, however, hath favour been given, according to the measure of the free-gift of the Christ;

Wherefore he saith, "He is gone up on high, and hath led captivity captive, and hath given gifts unto men."

in whom all the body is coupled and knit together, in every joint, wherewith one ministereth to another - according to the operation as every part hath his measure - and increaseth the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.

And were to put on the man of new mould, who, after God, hath been created in his truthful righteousness and loving kindness.

Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, - working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have wherewith to be giving away to him that hath need;

And be ye gracious one to another, tenderly affectionate, in favour forgiving one another - even as, God also, in Christ, hath in favour forgiven you;

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

For, this, ye know, if ye take note - that no fornicator, or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

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;

"Honour thy father and mother," that is the first commandment that hath any promise,

And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,