and to the praise of his glorious grace which he graciously bestowed upon us in the Beloved.

so abundantly did he lavish upon us the riches of his grace in all wisdom and understanding,

were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.

"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.

Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

For this reason it is said, "Awake, thou sleeper! Arise from the dead; And Christ shall shine upon thee!"

and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,