among whom all of us lived, we as well as you, when we obeyed the passions of our flesh, carrying out the dictates of the flesh and its impulses, when we were objects of God's anger by nature, like the rest of men.

in his own flesh he put an end to the feud of the Law with its code of commands, so as to make peace by the creation of a new Man in himself out of both parties,

which was not disclosed to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his sacred apostles and prophets by the Spirit),

and enlighten all men upon the new order of that divine secret which God the Creator of all concealed from eternity ??10 intending to let the full sweep of the divine wisdom be disclosed now by the church to the angelic Rulers and Authorities in the heavenly sphere,

praying Him out of the wealth of his glory to grant you a mighty increase of strength by his Spirit in the inner man.

Thus it is said, When he ascended on high he led a host captive and granted gifts to men.

What does he ascended mean, except that he first descended to the nether regions of the earth?

he granted some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to shepherd and teach,

till we should all attain the unity of the faith and knowledge of God's Son, reaching maturity, reaching the full measure of development which belongs to the fulness of Christ ??14 instead of remaining immature, blown from our course and swayed by every passing wind of doctrine, by the adroitness of men who are dexterous in devising error;

their intelligence is darkened, they are estranged from the life of God by the ignorance which their dulness of heart has produced in them ??19 men who have recklessly abandoned themselves to sensuality, with a lust for the business of impurity in every shape and form.

So avoid the company of such men.

One is indeed ashamed even to speak about what such men do in secret;

Be strictly careful then about the life you lead; act like sensible men, not like thoughtless;

Therefore shall a man leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh.

This is a profound symbol, I mean as regards Christ and the church.

However, let every man of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife reverence her husband.

by rendering service with goodwill as to the Lord and Master, not to men.