¹³ In him you also, when you heard ^(A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, ^(B)were sealed with the ^(C)promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is ^(D)the guarantee^[a] of our ^(E)inheritance until ^(F)we acquire ^(G)possession of it,^{[b] (H)}to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵ For this reason, ^(I)because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love^[c] toward all the saints,

⁸ For ^(A)by grace you have been saved ^(B)through faith. And this is ^(C)not your own doing; ^(D)it is the gift of God,

^9 (A)not a result of works, ^(B)so that no one may boast.