According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love,

Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -

which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence,

making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, -

which he energised in the Christ, when he raised him from among the dead, and seated him at his right hand in the heavenlies,

But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,

That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus;

He, in fact, is our peace - who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,

The enmity, in his flesh - the law of commandments in decrees - bringing to nought, - that, the two, he might create in himself, into one man of new mould, making peace.

And, coming, he announced the glad-message - of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;

How that, by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, - even as I before wrote in brief, -

According to a plan of the ages which he made in the anointed Jesus our Lord, -

In order that he may give unto you - according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,

Wherefore he saith - Ascending on high, he took captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Now this, He ascended; what is it, - save - that he also descended into the under parts of the earth?

He that descended, he, it is who also ascended over-above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;

And, he, gave - some, indeed, to be apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, shepherds and teachers, -

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;

Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, - not as unwise, but as wise, -

Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body, -

That, her, he might sanctify, having purified her with the bath of water, in declaration,

That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

So, ought the husbands also to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, - he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,

Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.

In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me - what I am accomplishing, - all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, he the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,

Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.