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Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.

And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,

And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;

Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;