who were dead in trespasses and sins, Wherein ye formerly walked, according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in time past,

But now through Christ Jesus, ye who were once far off are brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in heavenly places,

Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

(Now that he ascended, what is it, but that he also descended first to the lower parts of the earth?

For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:

Now no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also the Lord the church.