in union with whom we were made God's portion, since we had been foreordained in accordance with the purpose of Him who in everything carries out the plan of His will,

This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

-- since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened -- so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,

Wherefore I entreat you not to be disheartened by the troubles I am suffering for you, since they are your glory.

Being one body, acted by one spirit, since you all have but one expectation in view;

Since they have lost all sense of shame, they have abandoned themselves to sensuality and practice every kind of sexual perversion without restraint.

But ye have not so learned Christ; Since ye have heard him,

Surely you have listened to him and have been taught by him, since truth is in Jesus.

Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

For of this ye are sure, since ye know that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

For the husband is the [spiritual] head over his wife, just as Christ is also the [spiritual] head over the church, since He is the Savior of the body.

since we are members of His body.