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

from whom every family in heaven and on the earth is named.

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

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

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

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.

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.

From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body grows in love.