Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving.

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

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.

For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church,

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.