Study it in the app“in whom you also, having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,”
Whoever believes is sealed with the Spirit, the pledge of the promised inheritanceThe Holy Spirit
inἐνwhomᾧyouὑμεῖςalso,καὶhaving heardἀκούσαντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονof truth,τῆς ἀληθείαςthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof your salvation,τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶνinἐνwhomᾧalsoκαὶhaving believed,πιστεύσαντεςyou were sealedἐσφραγίσθητεwith theτῷHolyτῷ ἁγίῳSpiritπνεύματιof promise,τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousantes” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appearstruth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appearsgood news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appearssalvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērias” appearstrust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusantes” appearsseal
Seal, put a seal on.
Where else “esphragisthēte” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiōi” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appearspromise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appears12so that we might be for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in the Messiah;
13 · This verse (above)
14which is the pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of his glory.
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?
