unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say,

have not ceased offering up my praises for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

Which, indeed, is his body, the fulness of him who, the all things in all, is for himself filling up.

and you also [he raised up], who were dead through your trespasses and sins,

through his great love wherewith he loved us, Hath quickened us together with Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (by grace ye are saved) And hath raised us up together,

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself, -

in Whom all the building, fitly framed together, is growing up into a holy temple in the Lord;

In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

I urge you, therefore, as a prisoner of the Lord, to live in a way that measures up to [the standard required by] God when He called you.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

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

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

till we, everyone - in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God - grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age which is of the fullness of Christ:

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.

Now in the Lord I insist and protest that you must give up living like pagans; for their purposes are futile,

who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

For none at any time hates his own flesh; but brings it up and cherishes it, as also the Lord the church:

To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.

Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,

And, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.

Finally, be filled up with dynamite in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits 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.

withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one .