Ephesians 1:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Ephesians 1:14

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.

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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.

Verse Comparison: Ephesians 1:14

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American Standard Version
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of `God's' own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Amplified® Bible
That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption {and} our acquiring [complete] possession of it--to the praise of His glory.

Contemporary English Version
The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.

Darby English Version
who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.

Good News Bible
The Spirit is the guarantee that we shall receive what God has promised his people, and this assures us that God will give complete freedom to those who are his. Let us praise his glory!

International Standard Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to his praise and glory.

King James Version
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

New American Standard Bible
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of {God's own} possession, to the praise of His glory.

New International Version
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.

New King James Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
who He gives as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.

Young's Literal Translation
which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.

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