Study Desk

as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.

This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.

And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church,

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.

For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh,

For through him we both have access in one spirit to the Father.

In him you are also being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit.

For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

you have heard, haven’t you, about the administration of God’s grace that he gave to me for you?

and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.

So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.

For this reason I kneel before the Father

For it says:

equipping the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

From him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.