That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in his knowledge:

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

That he might show in times coming the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

For we are his work, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.,

Wherefore remember, that ye then the nations in the flesh, being reckoned Uncircumcision by the Circumcision in the flesh reckoned made by hands;

That ye were in that time without Christy alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners from the covenants of solemn promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

The enmity in his flesh, the law of commands in enactments, having left unemployed; that he might create in himself one new man, making peace;

And that he might reconcile anew both in one body to God by the cross, having slain the eninity in it:

That by revelation he made Known to me the mystery; (as I before wrote briefly,

That it might now be made known to beginnings and powers in the heavenlies by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

That he might give to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the interior man;

That ye might be fully able to comprehend with all the holy what the length, and breadth, and depth, and height;

To know also the love of Christ, surpassing knowledge, that ye might be filled in all the fulness of God.

(And so having ascended, what is it except that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

He having descended is the same having ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill up all things.)

That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit;

Therefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no more walk as also the rest of the nations, in the vanity of their mind,

He stealing let him steal no more: and rather let him be wearied from fatigue, working good with the hands, that he have to impart to him having need.

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.

For this ye are knowing, that every fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

That he might consecrate it, having cleansed by the washing of water in the word,

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.

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

That it may be well to thee, and thou mayest be long time upon earth.

Knowing that whatever good each might do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether a servant or free.

And, lords, do ye the same things to them, letting go threatening: knowing that also your own Lord is in the heavens; and distinction of persons is not with him.

For this take up the complete armor of God, that ye might be able to withstand in the evil day, and having effected all things, to stand.

And for me, that the word might be given me, in the opening of my mouth in freedom of speech, to make known the mystery of the good news,

For which I am an ambassador in perplexity: that in it I might speak freely, as I ought to speak.

And that ye also might know the things concerning me, what I do, Tychicus will make all things known to you, the dearly beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord:

Whom I sent to you for this same, that ye might know the things concerning us, and he might comfort your hearts.