He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—

And in him, because you listened to the proclamation of the truth, the evangel of your salvation, and trusted it, you Gentiles too were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins

but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,

even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with the Messiah (by grace you have been saved),

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].

For He has made us what we are, because He has created us through our union with Christ Jesus for doing good deeds which He beforehand planned for us to do.

because you were at that time without Christ, being alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and being atheists in the world.

because through him we have the access -- we both -- in one Spirit unto the Father.

because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

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—

in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].

For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.

From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [unselfish] love.

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

assuming you heard about Him and were taught by Him, because the truth is in Jesus.

Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.

and be kind and compassionate toward one another, forgiving each other, just as God also forgave you [because of your fellowship] in Christ.

Nor should obscenity, silly chatter or double-meaning jokes be used, because they are not proper either. But instead, [you should express] thanksgiving.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

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

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

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what is the will of the Lord,

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

because we are members of his body.

Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right.

[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies.

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.