according as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him;

that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who have before placed our hope in the Messiah;

in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the glad tidings of your salvation, in whom, I say, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit that was promised,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him;

the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints,

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come;

in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience;

that he might show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

Wherefore remember, that in time past ye, the gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcised by those who are called circumcised, having the circumcision of the flesh, performed by hand,

that ye were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

For it is he who is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition between us, that is, the enmity;

having abolished in his flesh the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create of the two one new man in himself, thus making peace,

And he came and brought the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off, and of peace to those that were near;

that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;

to the intent that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions might be known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,

that ye may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,

and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Now what is implied in his ascending, but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

He who descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;

This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,

having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;

that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,

and that ye put on the new man, who was created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

Let no foul language proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for edification, as the need may be, that it may benefit the hearers;

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.

Wherefore he saith, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light."

See then that ye walk circumspectly; not as unwise men, but as wise;

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of the water in the word;

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

In like manner husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself;

However, do ye also severally love each one his own wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.

"that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst live long on the earth."

knowing that whatever good each one shall have done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bondman or free.

And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening; knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil;

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

and for me, that utterance may be given me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

in behalf of which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may proclaim it boldly, as I ought to speak.

But that ye also may know about me, how I am faring, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will inform you of everything;

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that ye may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts.