I cease not expressing thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers.

So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,

not from works, so that not any man may boast.

since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,

that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.

With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,

Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.

To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

having been rooted and grounded in love, so that ye may be able to grasp with all the sanctified what is the breadth and length and depth and height,

and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.

So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.

But being truthful in love, we may cause all things to grow for him who is the head--the Christ--

Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.

Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

so that it may become well with thee, and thou will be long lasting on the earth.

Knowing that whatever good thing each may do, he will receive this from the Lord, whether bondman or freeman.

Finally my brothers, be strong in Lord and in the power of his might.

Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

and for me, so that utterance may be given to me in boldness in opening my mouth to make known the mystery of the good-news,

for which I am an ambassador in bondage, so that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

But that ye also may know the things concerning me, what I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful helper in Lord, will make known all things to you.