Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.

in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,

This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Unity of the Spirit

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

The Christian’s Walk

So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, that you are to no longer walk just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their minds,

for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord;

always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our God and Father;

Marriage like Christ and the Church

Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Children and Parents

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

With goodwill render service, as to the Lord, and not to people,

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

The Armor of God

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

Now, so that you also may know about my circumstances as to what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.