for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth –

by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace,

because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

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.

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

He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –

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.

taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

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

namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ – you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.

To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ