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Because of the blood of Christ, we are bought and made free from the punishment of sin. And because of His blood, our sins are forgiven. His loving-favor to us is so rich.

At one time you were dead because of your sins.

Even when we were dead because of our sins, He made us alive by what Christ did for us. You have been saved from the punishment of sin by His loving-favor.

It is not given to you because you worked for it. If you could work for it, you would be proud.

We have peace because of Christ. He has made the Jews and those who are not Jews one people. He broke down the wall that divided them.

You are also being put together as a part of this building because God lives in you by His Spirit.

I, Paul, am in prison because I am a missionary for Jesus Christ to you who are not Jews.

We can come to God without fear because we have put our trust in Christ.

So I ask you not to lose heart because of my suffering for you. It is to help you.

I pray that because of the riches of His shining-greatness, He will make you strong with power in your hearts through the Holy Spirit.

I am being held in prison because of working for the Lord. I ask you from my heart to live and work the way the Lord expected you to live and work.

Their minds are in darkness. They are strangers to the life of God. This is because they have closed their minds to Him and have turned their hearts away from Him.

put away the old person you used to be. Have nothing to do with your old sinful life. It was sinful because of being fooled into following bad desires.

You must be kind to each other. Think of the other person. Forgive other people just as God forgave you because of Christ's death on the cross.

Do not let anyone lead you in the wrong way with foolish talk. The anger of God comes on such people because they choose to not obey Him.

Be willing to help and care for each other because of Christ. By doing this, you honor Christ.

Because of this, put on all the things God gives you to fight with. Then you will be able to stand in that sinful day. When it is all over, you will still be standing.

I have sent him to you because I want him to tell you about us. He will comfort you.

It is because you have told others the Good News from the first day you heard it until now.

It is right for me to feel like this about all of you. It is because you are very dear to me. While I was in prison and when I was proving that the Good News is true, you all shared God's loving-favor with me.