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for the administration of the fullness of times, to bring together all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him

that we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,

Because of this I also, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.

For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh,

On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

—if indeed you have heard about the stewardship of God's grace given to me for you.

for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

who, becoming callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness, for the pursuit of all uncleanness in greediness.

No rotten word must proceed from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

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

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.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for saints),

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.

for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),