so that we might praise the splendid blessing which he has given us through his beloved Son.

in the abundance of his mercy which he has lavished upon us.

which is the advance installment of our inheritance, so that we may get full possession of it, and praise his glory for it.

enlightening the eyes of your mind so that you may know what the hope is to which he calls you, and how gloriously rich his inheritance is among God's people,

which is his body, filled by him who fills everything everywhere.

in the midst of which you once lived under the control of the present age of the world, and the master-spirit of the air, who is still at work among the disobedient.

For he has made us, creating us through our union with Christ Jesus for the life of goodness which God had predestined us to live.

(which in past ages was not disclosed to mankind as fully as it has now been revealed through the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets)

for which I became a worker by virtue of the gift of God's mercy which by the exercise of his power he has given me.

and making clear how the secret purpose is to be worked out which has been hidden away for ages in God the creator of all things,

fulfilling the eternal purpose which God carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.

You must lay aside with your former habits your old self which is going to ruin through its deceptive passions.

and put on the new self which has been created in likeness to God, with all the uprightness and holiness that belong to the truth.

You must not offend God's holy Spirit, with which you have been marked for the Day of Redemption.

for a husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, which is his body, and is saved by him.

and take salvation for your helmet, and for your sword the Spirit, which is the voice of God.

for the sake of which I am an envoy, and in prison. Pray that, when I tell it, I may have the courage to speak as I ought.