¹⁶ From him, the entire body, joined and held together by every ligament, continues to grow and to build itself up in love, as each part performs its particular function.

¹⁸ And as we gaze upon the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, all of us are being transformed into that same image from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

²⁹ For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son so that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.