May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ,

so that we would praise His glorious, unearned favor, which was freely given to us through the One whom God loved [i.e., Christ].

He has given us perfect insight into his secret purpose and understanding of it, in following out the design he planned to carry out in Christ,

In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints,

far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him -- head over all things to the assembly,

And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

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.

so as himself to give the death-blow to that feud by reconciling them both to God in one Body through the cross;

This is why I, Paul, whom Jesus the Christ has made a prisoner for the sake of you heathen??2 if at least you have heard how I dealt with the mercy of God that was given me for you,

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

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;

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

[I was given the responsibility] to enlighten all people regarding the working out of God's secret plan, which has been kept hidden for ages in [the heart of] God, who created everything.

in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

(But what does "He ascended" mean if not that He also [first] descended to the lower parts of the earth [i.e., to the earth below]? [Note: Of the three principal interpretations given to this verse: a) Christ descended to earth, b) Christ descended to the grave, c) Christ descended to Mary's womb. The first is to be preferred. See John 3:13; 6:38, 62].

and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

And this shall continue, until we all attain to that unity which is given by faith and by a fuller knowledge of the Son of God; until we reach the ideal man--the full standard of the perfection of the Christ.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.

Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

Neither give place to the devil.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Avoid shameful and foolish talk and low jesting--they are all alike discreditable--and in place of these give thanks.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

you will consistently give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah;

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

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;

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

Give your service heartily and cheerfully, as working for the Master and not for men;

You masters, do the same [showing goodwill] toward them, and give up threatening and abusive words, knowing that [He who is] both their true Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with Him [regardless of one’s earthly status].

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.

May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ give our Brothers peace, and love linked with faith.