¹⁰ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

¹³ For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

¹⁰ Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

¹⁷ This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

⁸ And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

²⁴ Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

¹⁷ God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

⁶ And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Unity in the Body

4 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.