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Ephesians · read by Phil Beach Jr.
122 verses, in order. Only the verses Phil read aloud are shown.
Ephesians 1
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:Read from NKJV · Living by Gods Word
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · Carnal Corinthians
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.Read from KJV · Pliability Unto Placement Eph 1_1-4
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For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In loveRead from KJV · Maturing in Christ
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He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,Read from KJV · Pliability Unto Placement Eph 1_1-4
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceRead from KJV · The Blood
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In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession, to the praise of His glory.Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,Read from KJV · Abide in the Vine
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Give Me or Make Me
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Read from KJV · Overcomers - Overcome by God
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I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,Read from KJV · Desire - Ii Cor 5_17
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and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,Read from NKJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Part 2
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far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.Read from KJV · The Deep Dealings of God Pt 24 - Let Us Go on Unto Perfection - Gods Love [1 Cor 13] Pt 2
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And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Read from KJV · Genties Seek Things - Sons Seek Gods Kingdom - No Part Darkness - Part 4 - a New Heart
Ephesians 2
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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,Read from KJV · The Way That Seemeth Right - Prov 14+16_25
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in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.Read from KJV · Multiplied Grace
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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.Read from KJV · Maturing in Christ
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!Read from KJV · Seeing God [Eph1,gen32]
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And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,Read from KJV · Multiplied Grace
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in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Read from KJV · Multiplied Grace
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not by works, so that no one can boast.Read from KJV · Building the House of God - How Is Your Walk
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For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Read from KJV · Multiplied Grace
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Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—Read from KJV · The Blood
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remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.Read from NKJV · The Blood
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Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.Read from ESV · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
Ephesians 3
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I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace, given me through the working of His power.Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.Read from KJV · The Unselfishness of God - Part 2
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In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.Read from KJV · Christ, the Wisdom of God
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.Read from KJV · Desire - Ii Cor 5_17
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I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,Read from KJV · The Unselfishness of God - Part 2
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,Read from NASB1995 · The Greatest Commandment
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will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depthRead from NASB1995 · A Hearing Heart (Part 2)
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of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,Read from KJV · Changed by the Light
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to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
Ephesians 4
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As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Read from KJV · The Purpose of Ministry Gifts - Eph 4
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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from NKJV · Holy Spirit (Pedigog)
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;Read from KJV · The Purpose of Ministry Gifts - Eph 4
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.Read from NKJV · Holy Spirit (Pedigog)
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Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Read from KJV · The Purpose of Ministry Gifts - Eph 4
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This is why it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men."Read from KJV · Holy Spirit (Pedigog)
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What does "He ascended" mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Read from KJV · The Purpose of Ministry Gifts - Eph 4
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He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.Read from KJV · The Purpose of Ministry Gifts - Eph 4
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And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,Read from KJV · Come Out of Her My People
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.Read from KJV · Come Out of Her My People
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Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Read from KJV · Genties Seek Things - Sons Seek Gods Kingdom - No Part Darkness - Part 4 - a New Heart
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Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.Read from KJV · Come Out of Her My People
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From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.Read from KJV · Spiritual Readjustment - Everything According to Christ
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So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.Read from KJV · The Way That Seemeth Right - Prov 14+16_25
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They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.Read from NASB1995 · Ten Spiritual Disciplines
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Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.Read from NASB1995 · Ten Spiritual Disciplines
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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—Read from KJV · The Tongue, the Wise Man - James 3
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to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Read from KJV · The Tongue, the Wise Man - James 3
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set upon your anger,Read from KJV · The Tongue, the Wise Man - James 3
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and do not give the devil a foothold.Read from KJV · Seven Deadly Sins Every Christian Should Hate - Part 2 - Bitterness and Unforgiveness
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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.Read from KJV · The Tongue, the Wise Man - James 3
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.Read from NASB1995 · Do Nots Against the Holy Spirit
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Read from ESV · The Greatest Commandment
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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 5 - Forgiveness and Contentment
Ephesians 5
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Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,Read from KJV · Spiritual Maturity - Prayer and Contentment
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and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 4
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Therefore do not be partakers with them.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 4
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 1
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Test and prove what pleases the Lord.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 4
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Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 1
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For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 4
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But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.Read from KJV · Qualities That Measure Spiritual Maturity - Part 4
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So it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."Read from KJV · The Power of Light
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Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Read from NKJV · Freedom From Worry (Eph5_17 Phil4_8-12)
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.Read from NASB1995 · A New Birth
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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.Read from NASB1995 · A New Birth
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herRead from KJV · Naked and Unashamed
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to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Read from KJV · Naked and Unashamed
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and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.Read from NASB1995 · A New Birth
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
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This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.Read from NKJV · Families - Part 1
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Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Read from KJV · Denying Self - Eph. 4, Col. 3
Ephesians 6
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Read from NKJV · Beware of Lawlessness - Part 2
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil's schemes.Read from NKJV · The Tactics of the Enemy
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Read from KJV · Love, Authority, and War
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Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.Read from KJV · The Tactics of the Enemy
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Our Warfare
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And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Read from ESV · Building the House of God - Our Warfare
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Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.Read from KJV · Love, Authority, and War
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Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,Read from NKJV · Love, Authority, and War