he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,

In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the most glorious Father, would give you a wise spirit, along with revelation that comes through knowing the Messiah fully.

so that in the coming ages he might display the limitless riches of his grace that comes to us through his kindness in the Messiah Jesus.

For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God

For it is he who is our peace. Through his mortality he made both groups one by tearing down the wall of hostility that divided them.

and reconciling both groups to God in one body through the cross, on which he eliminated the hostility.

For through him, both of us have access to the Father by one Spirit.

and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past.

The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.

He did this so that now, through the church, the wisdom of God in all its variety might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm

in keeping with the eternal purpose that God carried out through the Messiah Jesus our Lord,

in whom we have boldness and confident access through his faithfulness.

I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in all.