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For the fruits of the light are in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth.

For the things they do in secret, it is nauseous even to mention.

For all things are exposed and made manifest by the light: and whatever maketh manifest, is light.

And give thanks to God the Father, at all times, for all men, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah loved his church, and delivered himself up for it;

and might constitute it a glorious church for himself, in which is no stain, and no wrinkle, and nothing like them; but that it might be holy and without blemish.

It behooveth men so to love their wives, as [fn] their own bodies. For he that loveth his wife loveth himself.

For no one ever hated his own body; but nourisheth it, and provideth for it, even as the Messiah the church.

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

For this reason, a man should quit his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife; and the two should be one flesh.

Children, obey your parents in our Lord; for this is right.

For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are beneath heaven.

And pray ye, with all prayers and supplications, in spirit, at all times: and in prayer be watchful, at all seasons, praying constantly, and interceding for all the saints:

and also for me; that language may be given me, in the opening of my mouth; so that I may boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

whom I have sent to you for this purpose, that ye might know what is [fn] with me, and that your hearts may be comforted.

For thus it is right for me to think of you all, because ye are permanently in my heart, and because, both in my bonds and in the vindication of the truth of the gospel, ye are my associates in grace.

For God is my witness, how I love you in the bowels of Jesus the Messiah.

And this I pray for, that your love may still increase and abound, in knowledge, and In all spiritual understanding:

And I would that ye might know, my brethren, that the transaction in regard to me, hath eventuated rather for the furtherance of the gospel;

And they herald [fn] , some from envy and contention; but others with good will, and with love for the Messiah;