15But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
16Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.
17This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
18Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;
19Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
20For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;
21If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:
