11 In him we have also received an inheritance,[a] because we were predestined(A) according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will, 12 so that we who had already put our hope(B) in Christ might bring praise to his glory.(C)

13 In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit(D) when you heard the word of truth,(E) the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. 14 The Holy Spirit is the down payment(F) of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:11 Or In him we are also an inheritance,

11 We have also received an inheritance in Christ. We were destined by the plan of God, who accomplishes everything according to his design. 12 We are called to be an honor to God’s glory because we were the first to hope in Christ. 13 You too heard the word of truth in Christ, which is the good news of your salvation. You were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit because you believed in Christ. 14 The Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance, which is applied toward our redemption as God’s own people, resulting in the honor of God’s glory.

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