Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance, and Mount Zion, where You dwelt.
Ephesians 1:14 - Tree of Life Version He is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the redemption of His possession—to His glorious praise! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 Your congregation, which You purchased of old, redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance, and Mount Zion, where You dwelt.
Then He brought them to His holy territory, to the mountain His right hand had gotten.
Now when these things begin to happen, stand straight and lift up your heads, because your salvation is near!”
“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own.
“Now I commit you to God and the word of His grace, which is strong to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who have been made holy.
and not only creation, but even ourselves. We ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Ruach, groan inwardly as we eagerly wait for adoption—the redemption of our body.
But because of Him you are in Messiah Yeshua, who became to us wisdom from God and righteousness and holiness and redemption—
Now the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Ruach as a pledge.
Now because you are sons, God sent the Ruach of His Son into our hearts, who cries out, “Abba! Father!”
In Him we also were chosen, predestined according to His plan. He keeps working out all things according to the purpose of His will—
so that we, who were first to put our hope in Messiah, might be for His glorious praise.
Do not grieve the Ruach ha-Kodesh of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.