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.

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

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

from whom every family in heaven and on the earth is named.

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

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

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

for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light –

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth –

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.

by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace,

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

I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.