Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Ephesians 1:14 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory. Common English Bible The Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance, which is applied toward our redemption as God’s own people, resulting in the honor of God’s glory. Catholic Public Domain Version He is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the acquisition of redemption, to the praise of his glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of acquisition, unto the praise of his glory. |
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in the which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.
And not only so, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: