And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ – you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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

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

Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

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,

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you, so that you too may know about my circumstances, how I am doing.

in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.