Ephesians 1:11-14
New Living Translation
11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[a] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. 13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[b] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
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Ephesians 1:11-14
International Standard Version
11 In the Messiah[a] we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything that he wills to do, 12 so that we who had already fixed our hope on the Messiah[b] might live for his praise and glory. 13 You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah,[c] you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until God redeems his own possession[d] for his praise and glory.
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- Ephesians 1:11 Lit. him
- Ephesians 1:12 Or Christ
- Ephesians 1:13 Lit. in him
- Ephesians 1:14 Lit. of the possession
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