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

Therefore do not be partakers with them,

for we are members of his body.

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.

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

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

And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

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

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

They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ’s faithfulness.

For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention.

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,