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.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full stature.

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

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.

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

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

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

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

Therefore do not be partakers with them,

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

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.

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

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

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

But you did not learn about Christ like this,

For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?