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

Instead,<n id="1" /> be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.<n id="2" />p>

always giving thanks to God the Father for each other<n id="1" /> in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

&#8220;<b><i>Honor your father and motheri>,b>&#8221;<n id="1" /> which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

<p class="bodytext">Fathers,<n id="1" /> do not provoke your children to anger,<n id="2" /> but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.p>

Stand firm therefore, by fastening<n id="1" /> the belt of truth around your waist,<n id="2" /> by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

In him<n id="1" /> we have redemption through his blood,<n id="2" /> the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up<n id="1" /> all things in Christ &#8211; the things in heaven<n id="2" /> and the things on earth.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">For this reason,<n id="1" /> because I<n id="2" /> have heard<n id="3" /> of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love<n id="4" /> for all the saints,

I pray that<n id="1" /> the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,<n id="2" /> may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation<n id="3" /> in your growing knowledge of him,<n id="4" />

Now this secret<n id="1" /> was not disclosed to people<n id="2" /> in former<n id="3" /> generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by<n id="4" /> the Spirit,

and to enlighten<n id="1" /> everyone about God&#8217;s secret plan<n id="2" /> &#8211; a secret that has been hidden for ages<n id="3" /> in God<n id="4" /> who has created all things.

The purpose of this enlightenment is that<n id="1" /> through the church the multifaceted wisdom<n id="2" /> of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Now to him who by the power that is working within us<n id="1" /> is able to do far beyond<n id="2" /> all that we ask or think,

They are darkened in their understanding,<n id="1" /> being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

and live<n id="1" /> in love, just as Christ also loved us<n id="2" /> and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering<n id="3" /> to God.

<p class="bodytext">Slaves,<n id="1" /> obey your human masters<n id="2" /> with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground<n id="1" /> on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.