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.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –

This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ’s faithfulness.

Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

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

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

who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

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! –

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

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

When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ.

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

But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

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

always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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