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

For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

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

Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.

For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.