Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

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,

And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,

And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.

From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

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

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.

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