in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

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 he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

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.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

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

The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

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.

Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,

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

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

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