I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

it is not from works, so that no one can boast.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

But you did not learn about Christ like this,

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

Therefore do not be partakers with them,

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Therefore be very careful how you live -- not as unwise but as wise,

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord's will is.

And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

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

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.