do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,

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

(the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what [are] the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,

For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.

--if indeed you have heard [about] the stewardship of God's grace given to me for you.

According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,

so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ

of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,

Therefore I ask [you] not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.

On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,

that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,

and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.

The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless.

"in order that it may be well with you, and you may {live a long time} on the earth."

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

and for me, that a word may be given to me at the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

for the sake of which I am an ambassador in chains, that {in them} I may speak freely, as it is necessary for me to speak.

Now, so that you also may know {my circumstances}, what I am doing, Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all [things],

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], that you may know {our circumstances}, and he may encourage your hearts.