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And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
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I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
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Made Alive in Christ
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
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I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
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You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
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“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
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speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
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Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
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to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
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Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
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Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
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And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
