Cease not giving thanks in your behalf, making mention in my prayers,

The eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know - what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,

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

Respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my discernment in the sacred secret of the Christ, -

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:

Unto me - the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad-message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,

Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; -

For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father, -

In order that he may give unto you - according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,

That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,

In order that ye may be mighty enough to grasp firmly, with all the saints, - what is the breadth and length and depth and height,

To get to know, also, the knowledge-surpassing, love of the Christ, - in order that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God:

That we may, no longer, be infants - billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, - in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;

But, pursuing truth - may, in love, grow into him in all things, - who is the head, Christ, -

Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, - working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have wherewith to be giving away to him that hath need;

Let, no putrid discourse, out of your mouth, be going forth, but if anything is good - suited to the needful upbuilding, - that it may give benefit unto them that hear;

That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.

Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.

For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!

And on behalf of me; - that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret of the glad-message

In behalf of which I am conducting an embassy in chains, that, therein, I may use freedom of utterance as it is needful for me to speak.

In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me - what I am accomplishing, - all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, he the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,

Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.