I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,

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

So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).

And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts, these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,