In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;

that at that time ye were without all knowledge of the Messiah, being aliens from the common-wealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and living in the world without any true knowledge of God.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

For everything that has its true character made manifest is clear as light. And that is why it is said--'Sleeper, awake! Arise from the dead, and the Christ shall give thee light!'

And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.

not serving them as though they were watching you, but as true slaves of Christ, trying to carry out the will of God.

Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.