^2 (A)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

^3 (B)Blessed be ^(C)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing ^(D)in the heavenly places, ^4 (E)even as he ^(F)chose us in him ^(G)before the foundation of the world, that we should be ^(H)holy and blameless before him. In love ^5 (I)he predestined us^[a] for ^(J)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, ^(K)according to the purpose of his will, ^6 (L)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in ^(M)the Beloved.

^25 (A)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(B)gave himself up for her, ²⁶ that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(C)the washing of water ^(D)with the word,

^16 (A)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ that ^(B)the man of God^[a] may be complete, ^(C)equipped ^(D)for every good work.

Preach the Word

4 ^(E)I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, ^(F)who is to judge the living and the dead, and by ^(G)his appearing and his kingdom: ² preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^(H)reprove, rebuke, and ^(I)exhort, with complete patience and teaching.