¹³ In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit^(A) when you heard the word of truth,^(B) the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.

⁵ because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth,^(A) the gospel

¹⁸ By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.^(A)