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,

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

And what the surpassing greatness of his power unto us who believe, - according to the energy of the grasp of his might

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

His, in fact we are - his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus upon a footing of good works, which God prepared beforehand, that, therein, we might walk.

Wherefore, keep in remembrance - that, at one time, ye, the nations in flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so-called Circumcision in flesh, made by hand,

But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;

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 might fully reconcile them both, in one body, through means of the cross, - slaying the enmity thereby; -

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

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; -

Of which I was made a minister, according to the free-gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:

In order that now, unto the principalities and the authorities in the heavenlies, might be made known, through means of the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God, -

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

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

Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,

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;

For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might: