For us to be for appreciation of his glory, men who have first hoped in the Christ.

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

having abolished in his flesh the enmity--the law of the commandments in ordinances--so that he might create in himself the two into one new man, making peace,

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.

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,

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.

So that he would grant you, according to the wealth of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit for the inner man.

Therefore he says, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

He who descended is also the same man who ascended high above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.

Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ.

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.

for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.

Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.

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.

For ye are men who know this, that no fornicator, or unclean man, or covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,

Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.

Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

bond-serving with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men.