Study Desk

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

until we all reach the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ,

being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.

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

Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.

Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,

and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.

For this you know for certain, that every sexually immoral person, or unclean person, or greedy person (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

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

not while being watched, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

and receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

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

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

I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you,

For God is my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.