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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 4:30.</ref> | And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 4:30.</ref> | ||
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, | In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, '''when you heard the word of truth''', the gospel of your salvation, '''and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit''', 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 1:11–14.</ref> | ||
And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 1:21–22.</ref> | And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Co 1:21–22.</ref> |