for we are members of his body.

that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

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

so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body.

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

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands –

that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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 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.