⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

¹² so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.

²² the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ^[a] for all who believe.^[b] For there is no distinction,^{(A) 23} since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;^{(B) 24} they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,^{(C) 25} whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement^[c] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;^{(D) 26} it was to demonstrate at the present time his own righteousness, so that he is righteous and he justifies the one who has the faith of Jesus.^[d]

¹³ He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,^(A)

¹⁹ And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.^(A)

¹⁷ And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,^[a] with whom I am well pleased.”^(A)

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,^[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.^(A)

⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace^{(A) 8} that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight

¹¹ having produced the harvest^[a] of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

¹⁴ this^[a] is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.^(A)