6. And he has raised us up together, and he has caused us to sit down together in the heavens, in Christ Jesus,
7. so that he may display, in the ages soon to arrive, the abundant wealth of his grace, by his goodness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8. For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.
9. And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.
10. For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.
11. Because of this, be mindful that, in times past, you were Gentiles in the flesh, and that you were called uncircumcised by those who are called circumcised in the flesh, something done by man,
12. and that you were, in that time, without Christ, being foreign to the way of life of Israel, being visitors to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and being without God in this world.
13. But now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were in times past far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.