rd of truth, the good news of your salvation,
in whom [I say] having also believed[1:13], ye were sealed with the
Holy Spirit of promise; (14)which is an earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption[1:14] of the purchased possession, to the praise
of his glory.

(15)For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord
Jesus, and love to all the saints, (16)cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17)that the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of
wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of him; (18)the eyes of
your heart being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the
saints, (19)and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us
who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20)which
he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him
at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (21)far above all
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that
is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come;
(22)and subjected all things under his feet, and gave him to be head
over all things to the church, (23)which is his body, the fullness of
him who fills all in all[1:23].

II.

YOU also, being dead in trespasses and sins;--(2)in which ye once
walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince
of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of
disobedience; (3)among whom we also all walked in time past in the
desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, even as others;--(4)but God, being
rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us,
made us, (5)even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by
grace ye are saved,) (6)and raised us with him, and made us sit with
him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; (7)that he might show, in
the ages to come, the exceeding richness of his grace, in his kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus.

(8)For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God; (9)not of works, lest any one
should boast. (10)For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in
them.

(11)Wherefore remember, that in time past ye, the Gentiles in th