just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, [that] we should be holy and blameless before him in love,

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he bestowed on us in the beloved,

that he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him,

[that] we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, {the glorious Father}, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him

(the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what [are] the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,

in order that he might show in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.

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

For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in [the] flesh, the so-called uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision in [the] flesh, made by hands,

that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world.

invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, [thus] making peace,

so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ

[that] the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places] through the church,

that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,

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

Now to the one who is able to do beyond all measure more than all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work in us,

Now "he ascended," what is [it], except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?

The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all [things].

so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.

This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, [that] you no longer walk as the Gentiles walk: in the futility of their mind,

being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance [that] is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

[that] you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,

The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

For this you know {for certain}, that every sexually immoral [person], or unclean [person], or greedy [person] (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing [her] with the washing of water by the word;

in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless.

"in order that it may be well with you, and you may {live a long time} on the earth."

[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, do the same [things] to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

and for me, that a word may be given to me at the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

for the sake of which I am an ambassador in chains, that {in them} I may speak freely, as it is necessary for me to speak.

Now, so that you also may know {my circumstances}, what I am doing, Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all [things],

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], that you may know {our circumstances}, and he may encourage your hearts.