Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

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

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

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

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

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

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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.

But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

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.

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

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

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.

For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,

To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ

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,