so abundantly did he lavish upon us the riches of his grace in all wisdom and understanding,

when he made known to us, I say, that good pleasure which he purposed in himself

and that the eyes of your heart may be flooded with light so that you may understand what is the hope of his calling, what the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

God has put all things under Christ's feet, and placed him as Head over all in the church,

And so God has given life to you Gentiles also, who were once dead in your trespasses and sins,

in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift.

It is not of works, so that any one can boast of it;

Do not forget then, that you Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by the "circumcision" made in flesh by man's hand,

In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace.

So he came preaching "Peace" to you Gentiles who were afar off, and "Peace" to us Jews who were near;

Take notice then that no longer are you strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household.

and should make all men see the new dispensation of that secret purpose, hidden from eternity in the God who founded the universe,

So I beg you not to lose heart over my tribulations in your behalf; they are your glory.

that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,

and may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" of God.

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

From him the whole body (knit together and compacted by all its joints) makes continual growth of the body so as to build itself up in love, through the energy of his bounteous provision, according to the need of each several part.

This then I tell you and implore you in the Master's name, to pass your lives no longer as the Gentiles do in the perverseness of their minds;

But you have not so learned Christ,

and to put on the new self, created after God's likeness, in the uprightness and holiness of the truth.

So then put away falseness and speak every man the truth to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Let him who stole steal no more, but let him work, and in honest industry toil with his hands, so that he may have something to give to the needy.

so too with vulgarity and buffoonery and foolish jesting. Such words become you not, but rather thanksgiving.

See to it, then, that you carry on your life carefully; not as foolish, but as wise men.

For this reason do not be thoughtless, but learn to know what the Lord's will is.

But as the church submits itself to Christ, so also wives to their husbands in everything.

so as to present her to himself, the church glorified, without spot or wrinkle or any such blemish; but on the contrary holy and faultless.

Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.