Study Desk

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

And He put 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 creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

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 by one Spirit to the Father.

You also are 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

Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,

For it says: When He ascended on high, He took prisoners into captivity; He gave gifts to people.

for the training of the saints in 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 is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

And don't grieve God's Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.