You too, as you have heard the message of the truth, the good news that means your salvation, and as you have trusted in Him too, have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may grant you the Spirit to give wisdom and revelation which come through a growing knowledge of Him,

in which you once lived in accordance with the spirit of this present world, and the mighty prince of the air, who is always at work in the disobedient, among whom all of us, we Jews as well as you heathen,

for it is by Him through one Spirit that both of us now have an introduction to the Father.

and you yourselves, in union with Him, in fellowship with one another, are being built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.

which in the earlier ages, so different from the present, was not made known to mankind as fully as now, but through the Spirit it has been revealed to His Holy apostles and prophets --

and beg Him to grant you, in accordance with the riches of His perfect character, to be mightily strengthened by His Spirit in your inmost being,

continuing with eager earnestness to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the tie of peace.

There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope resulting from the call you have received;

You must stop offending the Holy Spirit of God by whom you have been stamped for the day of redemption.

Stop getting drunk on wine, for that means profligacy, but ever be filled with the Spirit,

For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.

take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.

Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,