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

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

that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

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

And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

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

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! –

if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

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!”

Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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

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

So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.