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Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

That is why the Scriptures say, "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."

Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.

For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.

No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.

And we are members of his body.

As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one."

So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?

Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,

But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News.

For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn't do from far away.

Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ