who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.

if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you;

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

and do not give the devil an opportunity.

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

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