Study Desk

if indeed you have heard of the administration of God's grace which was given to me for you;

and to enlighten all people as to what the plan of the mystery is which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;

For this reason I bend my knees before the Father,

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

and they, having become callous, have given themselves up to indecent behavior for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

For this you know with certainty, that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, which amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

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

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you."

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,