| That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love. | I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. |
| With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. |
| Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. | Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. |
| Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. | And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. |
| Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. |
| Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. | Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word. |
| Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. | Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. |
| Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. | And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
| Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. | Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. |
| But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved. | But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ —by grace you have been saved—. |
Related topics
Spirit
Now the Lord is...
Jesus
Jesus looked at them...
Love
Love is patient and...
Marriage
He who finds a...
Church
And let us consider...
Evil
Do not be overcome...