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12 athat we bwho first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.  
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard athe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, byou were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,  
14 awho1 is the guarantee of our inheritance buntil the redemption of cthe purchased possession, dto the praise of His glory.  

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

15 Therefore I also, aafter I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,  
16 ado not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:  
17 that athe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, bmay give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,  
18 athe eyes of your1 understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is bthe hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,  
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, aaccording to the working of His mighty power  
20 which He worked in Christ when aHe raised Him from the dead and bseated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,  
21 afar above all bprincipality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.  
22 And aHe put all things under His feet, and gave Him bto be head over all things to the church,  
23 awhich is His body, bthe fullness of Him cwho fills all in all. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Ephesians 1:14

Which is the earnest of our inheritance - This Holy Spirit, sealing the soul with truth and righteousness, is the earnest, foretaste, and pledge of the heavenly inheritance. And he who can produce this earnest - this witness of the Spirit, in the day of judgment, shall have an abundant entrance into the holiest. On the ̔ , or earnest, see the notes on Genesis 38:17 (note), etc., and on II Corinthians 1:22 (note).

The redemption of the purchased possession - That is, till the time when body and soul are redeemed from all their miseries, and glorified in the kingdom on heaven.

The redemption of the purchased possession - is variously understood; and indeed the original is variously translated. Dr. Whitby has observed that the verb signifies to save alive; and he refers the , here, to the redemption of the body from corruption, and to its final glorification with the soul.

All those who believe in Christ Jesus are considered as his peculiar people and property, and to them eternal glory is promised. The Spirit of promise, which is given them, is a pledge that they shall have a resurrection from the dead, and eternal blessedness; the redemption, or bringing to life of the body, cannot take place till the day of judgment, but the Holy Spirit promises this redemption, and is now in their hearts an earnest or pledge of this complete restoration at the great day, which will then be, in an especial manner, to the praise of his glory, viz. of Christ, who has bought them by his blood.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ephesians 1:14:

Genesis 38:17
Romans 4:25
2 Corinthians 1:22
Hebrews 10:39
Revelation 2:17

 

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