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Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved his church, and gave himself for it;

In order to build for himself a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

For no man ever yet hated his own body; but nourishes it and cherishes it, even as Christ does for his church.

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

For this reason shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

CHILDREN, obey your parents in our LORD, for this is right.

Also, masters, do the same things for your servants, forgiving their faults, because you also have your own Master in heaven; and there is no respect of persons with him.

For your conflict is not only with flesh and blood, but also with the angels, and with powers, with the rulers of this world of darkness, and with the evil spirits under the heavens.

Together with these, take for yourselves the shield of faith, for with it you shall be able to quench all the flaming darts of the wicked.

And pray always, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and in that prayer be watchful at all times, praying constantly and supplicating for all the saints,

And for me also, that words may be given to me as soon as I open my mouth, so that I may boldly preach the mystery of the gospel,

For which I am a messenger in chains: that I may speak openly about it, as I ought to speak.

Him I have sent to you for the same purpose, that you may know how I am, and that he may comfort your hearts.

I give thanks to my God for your steady remembrance of me.

In all my prayers for you, I make supplication with joy,

For your fellowship in the gospel, from the very first day until now,

And this is the right way for me to think of you all, because I have you in my heart, because through all my imprisonment and my defense and confirmation of the truth of the gospel, you have been partakers with me of grace.

For God is my witness of how much I love you through the love of Jesus Christ.

And for this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding:

And the reasons for my imprisonments have been made manifest by Christ to all Csar''s court, and to all men.