¹⁸ knowing that you were not redeemed with ^[a]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but ^(A)with the precious blood of Christ, ^(B)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

²³ for ^(A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified ^[a]freely ^(B)by His grace ^(C)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God set forth ^(D)as a ^[b]propitiation ^(E)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over ^(F)the sins that were previously committed, ²⁶ to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

¹³ In Him you also trusted, after you heard ^(A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ^(B)you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ^14 (C)who^[a] is the ^[b]guarantee of our inheritance ^(D)until the redemption of ^(E)the purchased possession, ^(F)to the praise of His glory.

²⁰ But you have not so learned Christ,

²² who ^(A)also has sealed us and ^(B)given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

⁵ Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also ^(A)has given us the Spirit as ^[a]a guarantee.