\id EPH
\ide  UTF-8
\h Ephesians 
\toc1 Paul’s Letter to the  Ephesians 
\toc2 Ephesians 
\mt2 Paul’s Letter to the  
\mt1 Ephesians  
\c 1
\s1 Introduction  
\p
\v 1 \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* apostle \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 2 \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* bless \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.   
\b  
\p
\v 3 \w Blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2127"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w spiritual|strong="G4152"\w* \w blessing|strong="G2129"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* Christ \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* creation \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* universe, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* holy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* blameless \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w sight|strong="G2714"\w*, living \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* spirit \w of|strong="G2532"\w* love.  
\v 5 \w From|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* destined \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w goodwill|strong="G2107"\w* towards \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1519"\w* adopted \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w sons|strong="G5206"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*,  
\v 6 \w and|strong="G1391"\w* \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* enhance \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w glorious|strong="G1391"\w* manifestation \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* loving kindness \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* loves;  
\v 7 \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G5485"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* shedding \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* blood, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w found|strong="G2192"\w* redemption \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* pardon \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G1223"\w* \w offences|strong="G3900"\w*.  
\v 8 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* accords \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* loving kindness \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w lavished|strong="G4052"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w accompanied|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* countless gifts \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* discernment,  
\v 9 \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w made|strong="G1107"\w* \w known|strong="G1107"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* hidden \w purpose|strong="G3739"\w*. \w And|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w also|strong="G2249"\w* accords \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w goodwill|strong="G2107"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w purposed|strong="G4388"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* exhibit \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Christ,  
\v 10 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w view|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* divine order \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* mark \w the|strong="G1722"\w* completion \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ages, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*, \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, centre \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 11 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s heritage, \w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* destined \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* intention \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* happens, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* carrying \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* own fixed \w purpose|strong="G4286"\w*;  
\v 12 \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* enhance \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* – \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w rest|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G5547"\w* hopes \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 13 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* heard \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* – \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w sealed|strong="G4972"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* receiving \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*.  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G1391"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* pledge \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w our|strong="G3739"\w* future heritage, foreshadowing \w the|strong="G1519"\w* full redemption \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s own \w people|strong="G1510"\w* – \w to|strong="G1519"\w* enhance \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*.   
\s1 The power of God displayed in Christ, the Head of the Church  
\p
\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*, \w ever|strong="G1519"\w* \w since|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* heard \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* prevails \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w confidence|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*,  
\v 16 \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* omitted \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w*, whenever \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w mention|strong="G3417"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w my|strong="G2168"\w* \w prayers|strong="G4335"\w*.  
\v 17 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* prayer \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* all-glorious \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w may|strong="G2532"\w* inspire \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G1922"\w* insight \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* fuller \w knowledge|strong="G1922"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* himself;  
\v 18 \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w minds|strong="G2588"\w* \w may|strong="G5210"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w enlightened|strong="G5461"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G5210"\w* realise \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* given \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s \w call|strong="G2821"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w wealth|strong="G4149"\w* \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* heritage \w among|strong="G1722"\w* Christ’s \w people|strong="G1492"\w*,  
\v 19 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* transcendent \w greatness|strong="G3174"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* exercise \w in|strong="G1519"\w* dealing \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 20 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w mighty|strong="G2532"\w* power \w was|strong="G3588"\w* exerted \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* “caused \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w sit|strong="G2523"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w*” \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w*, exalting \w him|strong="G3588"\w* above \w all|strong="G2532"\w* angels \w and|strong="G2532"\w* archangels \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w every|strong="G1722"\w* rank,  
\v 21 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w above|strong="G5231"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* can \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w*, \w whether|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w present|strong="G3778"\w* age, \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* age \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G3195"\w*.  
\v 22 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G1325"\w* placed \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* Christ’s \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* supreme \w head|strong="G2776"\w*;  
\v 23 \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* church \w is|strong="G1510"\w* Christ’s \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w and|strong="G4983"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w fills|strong="G4137"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* everywhere \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* presence.   
\c 2
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\v 1 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* once \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w offences|strong="G3900"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sins|strong="G3900"\w*.  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1722"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G4218"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w lived|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* sin, \w following|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ways \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* subjection \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Ruler \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w powers|strong="G1849"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* air – \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* still \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G1754"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* disobedient.  
\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w once|strong="G4218"\w* \w lived|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* lives, \w indulging|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* cravings \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w nature|strong="G5449"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* carrying \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w desires|strong="G1939"\w* prompted \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w nature|strong="G5449"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* own \w thoughts|strong="G1271"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2532"\w* \w nature|strong="G5449"\w* exposed \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* divine \w wrath|strong="G3709"\w*, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w rest|strong="G3062"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w humanity|strong="G4561"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w abundant|strong="G4183"\w* \w compassion|strong="G1656"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* love \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* loved \w us|strong="G2249"\w*,  
\v 5 \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w offences|strong="G3900"\w*, \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* life \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* giving life \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. (\w By|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s loving kindness \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*.)  
\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G4891"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* caused \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sit \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w*,  
\v 7 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w goodness|strong="G5544"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w might|strong="G5547"\w* display \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ages \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G1904"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* boundless \w wealth|strong="G4149"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* loving \w kindness|strong="G5544"\w*.  
\v 8 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s loving kindness \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* due \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*; \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w gift|strong="G1435"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s.  
\v 9 \w It|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* due \w to|strong="G2443"\w* obedience \w to|strong="G2443"\w* Law, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* can \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s handiwork, \w created|strong="G2936"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w actions|strong="G2041"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* pre-arranged \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* spend \w our|strong="G2316"\w* lives.   
\p
\v 11 \w Remember|strong="G3421"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w once|strong="G4218"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* bodies showed; \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* “\w the|strong="G1722"\w* Uncircumcised” \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* “\w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Circumcised|strong="G4061"\w*” – \w circumcised|strong="G4061"\w* only \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w human|strong="G4561"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w*!  
\v 12 \w Remember|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*; \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* shut \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w citizenship|strong="G4174"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*; \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w covenants|strong="G1242"\w* founded \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w*; \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w once|strong="G4218"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w far|strong="G3112"\w* \w off|strong="G3112"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* shedding \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* blood \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w brought|strong="G1096"\w* \w near|strong="G1451"\w*.  
\v 14 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* two divisions \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w humanity|strong="G4561"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w*, \w broke|strong="G3089"\w* \w down|strong="G3089"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w barrier|strong="G5418"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* separated \w them|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\v 15 \w and|strong="G4561"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w human|strong="G4561"\w* nature \w put|strong="G4160"\w* \w an|strong="G1519"\w* \w end|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w cause|strong="G4160"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w enmity|strong="G2189"\w* \w between|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* – \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* its injunctions \w and|strong="G4561"\w* \w ordinances|strong="G1378"\w* – \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w create|strong="G2936"\w*, \w through|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*, \w from|strong="G1515"\w* Jew \w and|strong="G4561"\w* Gentile, \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w humanity|strong="G4561"\w* \w and|strong="G4561"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.  
\v 16 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w*, \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w cross|strong="G4716"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* destroyed \w their|strong="G2532"\w* mutual \w enmity|strong="G2189"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* sought \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w means|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w cross|strong="G4716"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* reconcile \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, united \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 17 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w far|strong="G3112"\w* \w off|strong="G3112"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w near|strong="G1451"\w*;  
\v 18 \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Jews \w and|strong="G3962"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Gentiles, united \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w able|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* approach \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*.  
\v 19 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* follows, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3765"\w* \w longer|strong="G3765"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3581"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w foreigners|strong="G3941"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4847"\w* \w citizens|strong="G4847"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* Christ’s \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* members \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w household|strong="G3609"\w*.  
\v 20 \w You|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w built|strong="G2026"\w* \w up|strong="G2026"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \w laid|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* apostles \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*, \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* himself \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* cornerstone.  
\v 21 United \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*, \w every|strong="G3956"\w* part \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w building|strong="G3619"\w*, closely joined \w together|strong="G4883"\w*, \w will|strong="G3739"\w* grow \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w temple|strong="G3485"\w*, consecrated \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 22 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w through|strong="G1722"\w* union \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w built|strong="G4925"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w together|strong="G4925"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w place|strong="G2732"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* lives \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.   
\c 3
\s1 The Apostle’s Divine Commission to the Gentiles  
\p
\v 1 \w For|strong="G5228"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w reason|strong="G5484"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w of|strong="G5228"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sake|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G5228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* –  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* heard, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w suppose|strong="G1487"\w*, \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* responsible charge \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* entrusted \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w benefit|strong="G5485"\w*,  
\v 3 \w and|strong="G3588"\w* also \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* direct revelation \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* hidden purpose \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1107"\w* \w known|strong="G1107"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* already \w briefly|strong="G3641"\w* told \w you|strong="G3754"\w*.  
\v 4 \w And|strong="G3588"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* reading \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w written|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G1410"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* judge \w how|strong="G1722"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w understand|strong="G3539"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* hidden \w purpose|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 5 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w former|strong="G3588"\w* \w generations|strong="G1074"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w made|strong="G1107"\w* \w known|strong="G1107"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* humanity, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* fully \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* revealed \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* apostles \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5613"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w* –  
\v 6 \w That|strong="G3588"\w*, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* coheirs \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w members|strong="G4954"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w body|strong="G4954"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* share \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w Promise|strong="G1860"\w*.  
\v 7 \w Of|strong="G2316"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* news \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w an|strong="G1325"\w* assistant, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w virtue|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w charge|strong="G1431"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* entrusted \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* exercise \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G1325"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* –  
\v 8 Yes, \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* less than \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w least|strong="G1646"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w people|strong="G1484"\w*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* charge entrusted! – \w to|strong="G1325"\w* tell \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* boundless \w wealth|strong="G4149"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* found \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*,  
\v 9 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2936"\w* clear \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w working|strong="G2532"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* hidden \w purpose|strong="G5101"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* concealed \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w mind|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Creator|strong="G2936"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*;  
\v 10 \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* archangels \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w powers|strong="G1849"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1107"\w* \w known|strong="G1107"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* all-embracing \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,  
\v 11 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w purpose|strong="G4286"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* runs \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ages \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w accomplished|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 12 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w trust|strong="G4006"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* find \w courage|strong="G3954"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* approach \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* beg \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* disheartened \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G2347"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* undergoing \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w sakes|strong="G5228"\w*; \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* redound \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w honour|strong="G1391"\w*.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G4314"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w reason|strong="G5484"\w*, then, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* kneel \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* –  
\v 15 \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* “fatherhood” \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w derives|strong="G3687"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w name|strong="G3687"\w* –  
\v 16 \w and|strong="G1391"\w* \w pray|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* proportion \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w wealth|strong="G4149"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1325"\w* strengthen \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* breathing \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* inmost soul,  
\v 17 \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* home \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* love; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w firmly|strong="G2311"\w* rooted \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w established|strong="G2311"\w*, \w may|strong="G2532"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\v 18 \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* power \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w comprehend|strong="G2638"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w width|strong="G4114"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w length|strong="G3372"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w height|strong="G5311"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* depth,  
\v 19 \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w* – though \w it|strong="G2443"\w* \w surpasses|strong="G5235"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w understanding|strong="G1108"\w* – \w the|strong="G1519"\w* love \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*; \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w fullness|strong="G4138"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w To|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w*, \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G1754"\w* \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G4053"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w anything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* ask \w or|strong="G2228"\w* conceive –  
\v 21 \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w generations|strong="G1074"\w*, age \w after|strong="G2532"\w* age. Amen.   
\c 4
\s1 The Gospel and Daily Life  
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\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w beg|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w* – \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w cause|strong="G3739"\w* – \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* lives worthy \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* received;  
\v 2 \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w humble|strong="G5012"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gentle, patient, bearing lovingly \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w another|strong="G1722"\w*,  
\v 3 \w and|strong="G4151"\w* striving \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w maintain|strong="G5083"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w bond|strong="G4886"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w unity|strong="G1775"\w* given \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.  
\v 4 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* received \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w*.  
\v 5 There \w is|strong="G2962"\w* but \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w one|strong="G1520"\w* baptism.  
\v 6 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* – \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, pervades \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 7 \w Everyone|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*, \w however|strong="G1161"\w*, \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w been|strong="G5547"\w* entrusted \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w charge|strong="G1431"\w*, \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* extent \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w of|strong="G5485"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 8 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w why|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w When|strong="G3004"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w went|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w high|strong="G5311"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* led \w his|strong="G1519"\w* captives \w into|strong="G1519"\w* captivity. \w And|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1390"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* humanity.”   
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\v 9 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w surely|strong="G3361"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* “\w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w*” \w must|strong="G2597"\w* imply \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* already gone \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w* beneath.  
\v 10 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w up|strong="G4137"\w* – \w up|strong="G4137"\w* beyond \w the|strong="G2532"\w* highest \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w fill|strong="G4137"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* presence.  
\v 11 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* church apostles, \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*, missionaries, \w pastors|strong="G4166"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w teachers|strong="G1320"\w*,  
\v 12 \w to|strong="G1519"\w* fit \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w ministry|strong="G1248"\w*, \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w building|strong="G3619"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 13 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w*, \w until|strong="G3360"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w attain|strong="G2658"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w unity|strong="G1775"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* given \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* fuller \w knowledge|strong="G1922"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w until|strong="G3360"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w reach|strong="G2658"\w* maturity – \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w full|strong="G4138"\w* \w standard|strong="G3358"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* perfection \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 14 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3371"\w* \w longer|strong="G3371"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G4314"\w* \w infants|strong="G3516"\w*, \w tossed|strong="G2831"\w* backward \w and|strong="G2532"\w* forward, blown \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* breath \w of|strong="G2532"\w* human \w teaching|strong="G1319"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*’s \w trickery|strong="G3834"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w craftiness|strong="G3834"\w*;  
\v 15 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* holding \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* love, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* grow \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w complete|strong="G3956"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G5547"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* – \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\v 16 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, closely joined \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w knit|strong="G4822"\w* \w together|strong="G4822"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* contact \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* source \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* life, derives \w its|strong="G3956"\w* power \w to|strong="G1519"\w* grow, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* proportion \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* vigour \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w individual|strong="G1520"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w built|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* love.   
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\v 17 \w This|strong="G3778"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* implore: \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3371"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w such|strong="G3778"\w* purposeless lives \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w*,  
\v 18 \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* powers \w of|strong="G1223"\w* discernment \w darkened|strong="G4656"\w*, cut off \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, owing \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ignorance \w that|strong="G3588"\w* prevails \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w hardness|strong="G4457"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.  
\v 19 Lost \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* sense \w of|strong="G1722"\w* shame, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* abandoned \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* licentiousness, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* order \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w practice|strong="G2039"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w kind|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* impurity \w without|strong="G1438"\w* restraint.  
\v 20 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* different \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* lesson \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w learned|strong="G3129"\w* \w from|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* – \w if|strong="G1161"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* really listened \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\v 21 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w found|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.  
\v 22 \w For|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* learned \w with|strong="G2596"\w* regard \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w former|strong="G4387"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* living \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* cast \w off|strong="G2596"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w old|strong="G3820"\w* nature, \w which|strong="G3588"\w*, yielding \w to|strong="G2596"\w* deluding \w passions|strong="G1939"\w*, grows \w corrupt|strong="G5351"\w*;  
\v 23 \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w minds|strong="G3563"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* constantly renewed;  
\v 24 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w clothe|strong="G1746"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* nature \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w created|strong="G2936"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* resemble \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w holiness|strong="G3742"\w* springing \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth.   
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\v 25 \w Since|strong="G3754"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* cast off \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w false|strong="G5579"\w*, \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w must|strong="G1538"\w* \w every|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* neighbours. \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* united \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w* like \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* body.  
\v 26 \w Be|strong="G2532"\w* \w angry|strong="G3710"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* sin. \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G1931"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w* \w go|strong="G1931"\w* \w down|strong="G1931"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w anger|strong="G3950"\w*;  
\v 27 \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w no|strong="G3588"\w* \w opportunity|strong="G5117"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*.  
\v 28 \w Let|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* person \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w steals|strong="G2813"\w* \w steal|strong="G2813"\w* \w no|strong="G3371"\w* \w longer|strong="G3371"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w toil|strong="G2872"\w* \w with|strong="G2192"\w* \w their|strong="G2192"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w at|strong="G1161"\w* honest \w work|strong="G2038"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* something \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w share|strong="G3330"\w* \w with|strong="G2192"\w* anyone \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w*.  
\v 29 \w Never|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* foul \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w pass|strong="G1325"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w lips|strong="G4750"\w*, \w but|strong="G1487"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w such|strong="G5100"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w as|strong="G1607"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* occasion demands, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* help \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* hear \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 30 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w grieve|strong="G3076"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*; \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w sealed|strong="G4972"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w*, \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* redemption.  
\v 31 \w Let|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w bitterness|strong="G4088"\w*, \w passion|strong="G2372"\w*, \w anger|strong="G3709"\w*, brawling, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* abusive language \w be|strong="G2532"\w* banished \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w among|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w malice|strong="G2549"\w*.  
\v 32 \w Be|strong="G1096"\w* \w kind|strong="G5543"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w*, \w tenderhearted|strong="G2155"\w*, ready \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w forgive|strong="G5483"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w forgave|strong="G5483"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w* imitate \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w his|strong="G5613"\w* dear \w children|strong="G5043"\w*,  
\v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G4043"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* love, \w following|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* example \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* loved \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G3860"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w fragrant|strong="G2175"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* acceptable.   
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\v 3 \w As|strong="G2531"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w sexual|strong="G4202"\w* \w immorality|strong="G4202"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w kind|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* impurity, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w greed|strong="G4124"\w*, \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* \w let|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* mentioned \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* befits Christ’s \w people|strong="G3956"\w*,  
\v 4 \w nor|strong="G2532"\w* shameful conduct, \w nor|strong="G2532"\w* \w foolish|strong="G2532"\w* \w talk|strong="G3473"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w jesting|strong="G2160"\w*, \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* wholly \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w place|strong="G3739"\w* among \w you|strong="G3739"\w*; \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* \w thanksgiving|strong="G2169"\w*.  
\v 5 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w sure|strong="G1097"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* unchaste \w or|strong="G2228"\w* impure \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w greedy|strong="G4123"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* gain (\w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w greedy|strong="G4123"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* gain \w is|strong="G1510"\w* idolatry) \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* awaiting \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* kingdom \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w Do|strong="G1223"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w let|strong="G1063"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w* deceive \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* specious arguments. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* sins \w that|strong="G3588"\w* bring down \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w wrath|strong="G3709"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* disobedient.  
\v 7 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w with|strong="G1096"\w* such \w people|strong="G3361"\w*.  
\v 8 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w although|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w once|strong="G4218"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w*, \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w Live|strong="G4043"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* –  
\v 9 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* outcome \w of|strong="G2532"\w* life \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* seen \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w form|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* goodness, \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sincerity –  
\v 10 always \w trying|strong="G1381"\w* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* find \w out|strong="G2962"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w pleasing|strong="G2101"\w* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Take|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* can \w come|strong="G2532"\w*; \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* contrary, \w expose|strong="G1651"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 12 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* degrading \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* continually \w done|strong="G1096"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w secret|strong="G2931"\w*.  
\v 13 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* actions, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w exposed|strong="G1651"\w*, \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G3956"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* character \w made|strong="G5319"\w* \w manifest|strong="G5319"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w its|strong="G3956"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* character \w made|strong="G5319"\w* \w manifest|strong="G5319"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w clear|strong="G5319"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w Sleeper|strong="G2518"\w*, \w awake|strong="G1453"\w*!  
\q1 \w Arise|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*,  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w give|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*!”   
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\v 15 Take great care, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w you|strong="G4459"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* – \w not|strong="G3361"\w* unwisely \w but|strong="G3361"\w* wisely,  
\v 16 \w making|strong="G1805"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w most|strong="G1805"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w every|strong="G3754"\w* \w opportunity|strong="G2540"\w*; \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 17 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w grow|strong="G1096"\w* thoughtless, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* try \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 18 \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w drink|strong="G2532"\w* \w wine|strong="G3631"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* excess, \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* leads \w to|strong="G2532"\w* profligacy; \w but|strong="G2532"\w* seek \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* speak \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w another|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* psalms \w and|strong="G2532"\w* hymns \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sacred songs.  
\v 19 \w Sing|strong="G5567"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* music \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 20 \w Always|strong="G3842"\w* \w give|strong="G2168"\w* \w thanks|strong="G2168"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Submit|strong="G5293"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G1722"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* honour \w and|strong="G5547"\w* \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w Wives|strong="G1135"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w submit|strong="G2398"\w* \w to|strong="G2962"\w* \w their|strong="G2398"\w* husbands \w as|strong="G5613"\w* submitting \w to|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 23 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* man \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* – \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* himself \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saviour|strong="G4990"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 24 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w submits|strong="G5293"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w* \w submit|strong="G5293"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* husbands \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 25 Husbands, love \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* loved \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G3860"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w*,  
\v 26 \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w make|strong="G2511"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* holy, \w after|strong="G1722"\w* \w purifying|strong="G2511"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w washing|strong="G3067"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w according|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* promise;  
\v 27 \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w bring|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* beauty, into \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* presence, \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w spot|strong="G4696"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w wrinkle|strong="G4512"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* blemish \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w kind|strong="G5100"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* holy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* faultless.  
\v 28 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w how|strong="G5613"\w* husbands \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* love \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w* – \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*. \w A|strong="G5613"\w* man \w who|strong="G3588"\w* loves \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really loving \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*;  
\v 29 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w ever|strong="G4218"\w* \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w hated|strong="G3404"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* everyone feeds \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w cares|strong="G2282"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*;  
\v 30 \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w members|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G4983"\w* \w his|strong="G3754"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31 \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w leave|strong="G2641"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w mother|strong="G3384"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* united \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w*.   
\m
\v 32 \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* profound truth – \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*.  
\v 33 \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w individually|strong="G2596"\w*, \w let|strong="G1161"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* love \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* careful \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w respect|strong="G5399"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* husband.   
\c 6
\p
\v 1 \w Children|strong="G5043"\w*, \w obey|strong="G5219"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w parents|strong="G1118"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w Honour|strong="G5091"\w* \w your|strong="G5091"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w mother|strong="G3384"\w*” – \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w Commandment|strong="G1785"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* –  
\v 3 “\w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* prosper \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w long|strong="G3118"\w* life \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*.”  
\v 4 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*, \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* irritate \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w bring|strong="G1625"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G1625"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* Christian \w discipline|strong="G3809"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w instruction|strong="G3559"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 \w Slaves|strong="G1401"\w*, \w obey|strong="G5219"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w masters|strong="G2962"\w*, \w with|strong="G3326"\w* anxious care, giving \w them|strong="G3588"\w* ungrudging service, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* obeying \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*;  
\v 6 \w not|strong="G3361"\w* only \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w their|strong="G2596"\w* eyes \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G4160"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* merely \w to|strong="G2596"\w* please \w people|strong="G5590"\w*, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w carry|strong="G4160"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 7 Give \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w service|strong="G1398"\w* heartily \w and|strong="G2532"\w* cheerfully, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w working|strong="G2962"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*;  
\v 8 \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w everyone|strong="G1538"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G5100"\w* rewarded \w by|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* honest work \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w*, \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w free|strong="G1658"\w*.  
\v 9 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w masters|strong="G2962"\w*, \w treat|strong="G4160"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* slaves \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Give|strong="G4160"\w* \w up|strong="G1722"\w* threatening \w them|strong="G3588"\w*; \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w yours|strong="G4771"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* distinction \w of|strong="G2532"\w* rank.   
\p
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* future, find \w strength|strong="G2479"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G2904"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w might|strong="G2479"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Put|strong="G1746"\w* \w on|strong="G1746"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w full|strong="G3833"\w* \w armour|strong="G3833"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w so|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G1410"\w* \w be|strong="G1410"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* ground \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* stratagems \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G4314"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*.  
\v 12 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w ours|strong="G1473"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w struggle|strong="G3823"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* enemies \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* blood, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* various \w powers|strong="G1849"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w evil|strong="G4189"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w hold|strong="G2249"\w* sway \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w* \w around|strong="G4314"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* spirits \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w wickedness|strong="G4189"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w high|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G2476"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w full|strong="G3833"\w* \w armour|strong="G3833"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* withstand \w the|strong="G1722"\w* attack, \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w having|strong="G2532"\w* fought \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w end|strong="G3778"\w*, \w still|strong="G2476"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* ground.  
\v 14 \w Stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* ground, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* truth \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w belt|strong="G4024"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w breastplate|strong="G2382"\w*,  
\v 15 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* readiness \w to|strong="G2532"\w* serve \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* shoes \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*.  
\v 16 \w At|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* onslaught \w take|strong="G1410"\w* \w up|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* \w shield|strong="G2375"\w*; \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G1410"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w extinguish|strong="G4570"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w flaming|strong="G4448"\w* darts \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\v 17 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G1209"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w helmet|strong="G4030"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4992"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* – \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G4487"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* – always \w with|strong="G2532"\w* prayer \w and|strong="G2532"\w* supplication.  
\v 18 \w Pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w times|strong="G2540"\w*. \w Be|strong="G2532"\w* \w intent|strong="G1519"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* unwearying \w perseverance|strong="G4343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w supplication|strong="G1162"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* Christ’s \w people|strong="G3956"\w* –  
\v 19 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* begin \w to|strong="G2443"\w* speak, \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* fearlessly \w make|strong="G1107"\w* \w known|strong="G1107"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* inmost truth \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G3056"\w*,  
\v 20 \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w ambassador|strong="G4243"\w* – \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w chains|strong="G1210"\w*! \w Pray|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w telling|strong="G2980"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* fearlessly \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w ought|strong="G1163"\w*.   
\s1 Conclusion  
\p
\v 21 \w To|strong="G2443"\w* enable \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* concerns \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w doing|strong="G4238"\w*, \w Tychicus|strong="G5190"\w*, \w our|strong="G2532"\w* dear friend \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w faithful|strong="G4103"\w* helper \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w cause|strong="G2596"\w*, \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w tell|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 22 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w sending|strong="G3992"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w purpose|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w learn|strong="G1097"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* cheer \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.   
\b  
\p
\v 23 \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* give \w every|strong="G2532"\w* follower \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* love linked \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*.  
\v 24 \w May|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w blessing|strong="G5485"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* love \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* undying love.