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Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse ConceptsBenedictionsGrace Be To YouPeace To YouMercy And Grace

In Him also we have received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will,

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfAdoption, nature ofAggressionBeing ChosenGod, Purpose OfGod, Sovereignty OfHistoryPlansPredestined PeoplePredestined PlansStrength, DivineAuthority, Belonging To GodForeordained PlansGod Works His WillGod's CounselPurposeInheritanceGod's PlanAdoption Is By God's GraceUnconditional LoveGods PlanLife Purpose

so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfBeing FirstHope, As ConfidenceReinstatementGod's Glory In The ChurchShowing Forth His PraiseThe Hope Of The GospelTrusting God's Plan

And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),

Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseenlightenmentGenerosity, God'sHeaven, Inheritance OfHoliness, Purpose OfHope, Results OfSpiritual IlluminationRiches, SpiritualSaintsUnderstandingSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfCalling, Of ChristiansGod Giving LightEyes OpenedOther References To The HeartThe Hope Of The GospelKnowing About God's KingdomPrayer, And God's WillRichesEyesInheritanceGod's CallFloodsInner BeautyHope And Healingvocationmovement

and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength

Verse ConceptsGod's OmnipotenceBenefits Of Faith In ChristThe power of Christfaith and strengthLove And StrengthStrength And FaithStrength And Loveenergygreatnesstoughnessefficiency

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].

Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofFlesh As The Sinful NatureFaultsBeing Born In SindesiresHuman NatureParticipation, In SinSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSanctification, Nature And BasisSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessSin, Causes OfSin, Universality OfThoughtThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationSins Of The FleshPassionwrath

even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).

Verse ConceptsGrace, The Source OfSaving GraceLife With ChristSpiritually DeadJustified By GraceThe Gospel Of SalvationGraceCauses of failure inBeing Saved

not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].

Verse ConceptsSelf Righteousness, And The GospelBoasting ExcludedGraceBeing SavedBoastingrebirthimpossible

remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.

Verse ConceptsHopelessnessPessimismPoverty, SpiritualSin, Effects OfAlienation, Examples OfAtheism, Description OfEstrangementSpiritual DestitutionMoral BankruptcySeparation From GodWhat Foreigners Are LikeWithout GodWithout HopeHope, Of The WickedThe promises of GodStrangers in israelPromises concerningCitizensPromisesAliensFeeling LostRemoving People From Your Lifeisraelcovenantatheismimprovement

by abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the hostility caused by the Law with its commandments contained in ordinances [which He satisfied]; so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thereby establishing peace.

Verse ConceptsNew ThingsLaws, AbolishedLaw, And GospelRitual LawRitualSalvation, Nature OfLaw, TemporaryAbolish, Evil ThingsAnnulmentTwo GroupsNew LifeChurch Distinct From IsraelMaking Peace With God

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;

Verse ConceptsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodThe Grace Given To MenDispensationsGod's Grace

To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],

Verse ConceptsAffluenceAn Innumerable Numberevangelism, nature ofGenerosity, God'sGospel, Descriptions OfRiches, SpiritualGod, InfiniteInferiorityPreaching ChristThe Grace Given To MenPrivileges of saintsexploringevangelizingevangelisingThe Complexity Of Nature

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

Verse ConceptsdiscouragementGloryResisting DiscouragementBe Courageous!

So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofConsistencyencouragement, examples ofGuardiansPrisonersSanctification, Means And ResultsWalkingChristian, The WalkGod's Call, ResultsConsider Your Call To SalvationWorthy PeopleGod's CallCallingSelf WorthWorthvocationvacationChristians Are Called Prisoners Of ChristCall To Action

until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity].

Verse ConceptsGoalsemptinessEdification, Goal OfRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanUnity, God's Goal OfUnity, Of God's PeopleChurch, Unity OfPerfectionThe Fulness Of ChristSpiritual MaturityGod's FullnessOne ChurchKnowing Christ PersonallyUnityWorking TogetherGrowingKnowing GodMaturitymanhood

So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],

Verse ConceptsConformityThe Carnal MindWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedNot Imitating EvilUseless PeopleWhat Foreigners Are LikeGentiles

But you did not learn Christ in this way!

So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin].

Verse ConceptsGood AssoiciatesPartakersHaving No Dealingspartnership

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house].

Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsChurchSubmissionChurch Authority, Of Jesus ChristLike Christ

Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

Verse ConceptsIntimacyEquivalent PeopleLoving YourselfHusband And WifeSelf LoveFinding LoveLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriageA Good HusbandRespecting Your Bodyspousecouples

However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsBeing A WifeBeing In A RelationshipRespect, For Human BeingsWives, Duties OfRespect For PeopleRespectLoving YourselfHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanLove And RelationshipsLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriageMan And WomanA Good HusbandRespecting Your Bodymarraigereverence

Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].

Verse ConceptsArmor of GodFeetFaithfulness, To GodBeing A SoldierSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictStrongholdsAble To StandStanding FirmSocial dutiesHindrancesSpiritual WarfareOvercoming AdversityOvercoming Obstaclesarmorprincipalities