³ The Lord appeared to us in the past,^[a] saying:

²⁶ I will give you a new heart^(A) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone^(B) and give you a heart of flesh.^{(C) 27} And I will put my Spirit^(D) in you and move you to follow my decrees^(E) and be careful to keep my laws.^(F)

²⁰ For no matter how many promises^(A) God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen”^(B) is spoken by us to the glory of God.^{(C) 21} Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm^(D) in Christ. He anointed^(E) us, ²² set his seal^(F) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.^(G)