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otherwise you leave room for the Adversary.

Don't cause grief to God's Ruach HaKodesh, for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption.

Among you there should not even be mentioned sexual immorality, or any kind of impurity, or greed; these are utterly inappropriate for God's holy people.

For of this you can be sure: every sexually immoral, impure or greedy person — that is, every idol-worshipper — has no share in the Kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty talk; for it is because of these things that God's judgment is coming on those who disobey him.

For you used to be darkness; but now, united with the Lord, you are light. Live like children of light,

for the fruit of the light is in every kind of goodness, rightness and truth —

for it is shameful even to speak of the things these people do in secret.

But everything exposed to the light is revealed clearly for what it is,

Use your time well, for these are evil days.

always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

As for husbands, love your wives, just as the Messiah loved the Messianic Community, indeed, gave himself up on its behalf,

in order to set it apart for God, making it clean through immersion in the mikveh, so to speak,

This is how husbands ought to love their wives — like their own bodies; for the man who loves his wife is loving himself.

Children, what you should do in union with the Lord is obey your parents, for this is right.

For we are not struggling against human beings, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.

Therefore, stand! Have the belt of truth buckled around your waist , put on righteousness for a breastplate ,

as you pray at all times, with all kinds of prayers and requests, in the Spirit, vigilantly and persistently, for all God's people.

And pray for me, too, that whenever I open my mouth, the words will be given to me to be bold in making known the secret of the Good News,

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may speak boldly, the way I should.