Above every beginning, and authority, and power, and property, and every name named, not only in this life, but in that about to be:

But God, being rich in mercy, by his much love which he loved us,

Wherefore then are ye no more foreigners and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the holy, and the household of God;

For you to put away according to the former mode of life the old man, corrupted according to the eager desires of deceit;

And to put on the new man, created according to God in justice and sanctity of truth.

Wherefore falsehood ye having put away, speak the truth each with his neighbor: for ye are members one of another.

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Let all harshness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all badness:

And obscenity, and silly discourse, or wit, which things concern not; but rather thankfulness.

See therefore how ye walk accurately, not as unwise, but as wise,

For this be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;

But as the church is subjected to Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it be holy and blameless.

For none at any time hates his own flesh; but brings it up and cherishes it, as also the Lord the church:

This is a great mystery: but I speak to Christ and to the church.

But ye also altogether, let each so love his own wife as himself: and the wife that she fear her husband.

And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord.

Not with eye-service, as menpleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul:

Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the artifices of the accuser.

For the wrestling is not to us against blood and flesh, but against beginnings, against powers, against the chiefs of the world of darkness of this life, against spiritual things of wickedness in heavenly things.

Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice;