¹¹ In Christ we ·were chosen to be God’s people [have received/were given our part of an inheritance], ·because from the very beginning God had decided this [^Lhaving been predestined] in keeping with his plan. And he is the One who ·makes everything agree [or accomplishes everything in accord] with what he decides and wants. ¹² We are the first people who hoped in ·Christ [the Messiah], and we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory. ¹³ So it is with you. When you heard the ·true teaching [message/word of truth]—the ·Good News about [Gospel of] your salvation—you believed in Christ. ·And in Christ, God put his special mark of ownership on you by giving you [^L…having been sealed with] the Holy Spirit that he had promised. ¹⁴ That Holy Spirit is the ·guarantee [down payment; deposit] ·that we will receive what God promised for his people [^Lof our inheritance] until ·God gives full freedom to those who are his [or we acquire possession of it; ^Lthe redemption of the possession; v. 7]—to bring praise to God’s glory.