You [Gentiles] also, who are in Christ, after having heard the message of truth, the good news about your salvation, and [after] believing in Him, were sealed [i.e., as evidence of ownership] with the promised Holy Spirit. [or, "the Holy Spirit who brings promises"].

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

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

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

who by his spirit has likewise made you a part of this divine mansion.

by the reading whereof you may perceive how far I am let into the secret of Christ.

of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.

praying Him out of the wealth of his glory to grant you a mighty increase of strength by his Spirit in the inner man.

I urge you, then--I who am a prisoner in the Master's cause-- to live lives worthy of the Call that you have received;

[I am] assuming that you have heard Him [i.e., through the Gospel message] and were taught the truth that is in [harmony with] Jesus.

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

[Psa. 4:4 says], "Be angry [i.e., at wrongdoing. See Mark 3:5], but do not sin" [i.e., by harboring bitterness or retaliation]. Do not allow the sun to go down while you are still provoked.

And do not grieve God's Holy Spirit; for it was through that Spirit that God sealed you as his, against the Day of Redemption.

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

and walk about in divine love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet savor.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

that he himself might make her appear illustrious to his own eye, a church without spot, or any thing like a defect; so as to be holy and irreprehensible.

(This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.)

Children, you should obey your parents in the Lord [i.e., as part of your Christian responsibility], for this is the right thing to do.

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

But in order that ye also may know what concerns me, how I am getting on, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make all things known to you;

I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.