- Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
- Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power.
- For light produces all goodness and righteousness and truth.
- Make every possible effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love.
- Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.
- And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- There is one body and one Spirit, as well as one hope to which you have been called by your vocation.
- Put on the armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the deceit of the devil.
- And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for the day of redemption.
- Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
- But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
- Rather, be kind to one another and compassionate, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
- If you are angry, do not sin. Do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not give the devil an opening.
- In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.
- However, each one of you should love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
- Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- In Christ
and through his blood
we have redemption
and the forgiveness of our sins.
In accord with the riches of his grace. - For this reason
a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh. - For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for a life of good works that God had prepared for us to do.
- Indeed, fornication and impurity of any kind, as well as greed, should not even be mentioned among you. Such talk is not fitting for saints.
- And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God.
- Therefore, take care to live as intelligent people, and do not be like those who are senseless. Make the most of the present time, for this is a wicked age.
- I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know him.
- Therefore, put on the armor of God, so that you will be able to hold fast on the evil day and to hold your ground with all your strength.
Blessed be the God,
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.The way of God is blameless,
and the Lord’s promise proves true;
he is a shield to all
who flee to him for safety. Are you not aware that wrongdoers will never inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, extortioners, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.Next verse!With image