Efeziërs 1:14

Staten Vertaling

Die het onderpand is van onze erfenis, tot de verkregene verlossing, tot prijs Zijner heerlijkheid.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
die een onderpand is dat wij de verlossing zullen erven waardoor wij Gods eigendom zijn, tot lof van zijn heerlijkheid.

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
die het onderpand van onze erfenis is tot onze verlossing, opdat wij zijn eigendom werden, tot lof zijner heerlijkheid.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the earnest: Romans 8:15-17, Romans 8:23, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Galatians 4:6

the redemption: Ephesians 4:30, Leviticus 25:24-34, Psalms 74:2, Psalms 78:54, Jeremiah 32:7, Jeremiah 32:8, Luke 21:28, Acts 20:28, Romans 8:23, 1 Peter 2:9, *marg.

unto: Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:12

Reciprocal: Numbers 34:2 - an inheritance 2 Kings 19:34 - for mine Psalms 111:9 - sent Song of Solomon 2:12 - of the turtle Isaiah 37:35 - for mine Ezekiel 36:27 - I will Luke 15:22 - a ring John 4:14 - shall be John 7:39 - this spake John 14:16 - abide Acts 9:31 - and in Acts 26:18 - inheritance Galatians 3:2 - Received Galatians 3:14 - might Ephesians 1:11 - we Philippians 1:4 - in Philippians 1:11 - unto Philippians 2:1 - if any fellowship 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - to be glorified 1 Peter 1:4 - an 1 Peter 1:8 - full Revelation 14:4 - redeemed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which is the earnest of our inheritance,.... The incorruptible and never fading one in heaven, or the heavenly kingdom; this is the Father's gift, his bequest, and belongs only to children; it comes to them through the death of the testator, Christ, and is for ever; and of this the Spirit of God is the pledge and earnest: an earnest, is what confirms an agreement, and assures the right to the thing agreed to, and is a part of it, and lesser than it, and is never returned; so the Spirit of God certifies the right to the heavenly inheritance, as well as gives a meetness for it; he is the firstfruits of eternal glory and happiness, and of the same kind with it; and as he is enjoyed in measure by the saints now, is lesser than the communion which they shall have with him, and with the Father, and the Son, hereafter, for the best things are reserved till last; and being once given into the heart as an earnest, he always continues, he never removes more, or is ever taken away:

until the redemption of the purchased possession, or "of the peculiar people"; see 1 Peter 2:9, for this is not to be understood of heaven, which is never said to be purchased, nor can it with any propriety be said to be redeemed; but of saints, of the church of God, who are bought with a price, and are purchased with his blood; and who, as they were redeemed from sin, Satan, and the law, when they were purchased, so will be redeemed again in the resurrection morn, which is called the day of redemption, Ephesians 4:30, and which will be a redemption of them from the weakness, corruption, and mortality of the body; from their present state of absence and pilgrimage; from the body of sin and death; from all sorrows and afflictions, both inward and outward; from the reproaches and persecutions of men; from a tempting devil, and an unbelieving heart; from all doubts and fears; and from death and the grave; and so the Syriac version very justly renders it, "until the redemption of them that are saved". Now till such time, the Spirit of God abides as an earnest, even until the whole felicity is enjoyed both in soul and body; and this shows the perpetuity of the Spirit's inhabitation, and grace, the final perseverance of the saints, and the security of the inheritance to them.

Unto the praise of his glory; as to the glory of the Father, by whom the saints are chosen and predestinated, Ephesians 1:6 and to the glory of the Son, by whom they are redeemed, in whom they obtain the inheritance, and in whom they trust, Ephesians 1:12, so to the glory of the Holy Spirit, by whom they are sealed, and who is their earnest; for he must have his share of glory in the salvation of the elect, as well as the other two persons.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which is the earnest of our inheritance - On the meaning of this, see the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:22.

Until the redemption - see the notes at Romans 8:23. The meaning here is, we have the Holy Spirit as the pledge that that shall be ours, and the Holy Spirit will be imparted to us until we enter on that inheritance.

Of the purchased possession - Heaven, purchased for us by the death of the Redeemer. The word used here - περιποίησις peripoiēsis - occurs in the following places in the New Testament: 1 Thessalonians 5:9, rendered “to obtain salvation;” 2 Thessalonians 2:14, “to the obtaining of the glory of the Lord;” Hebrews 10:39, “to the saving of the soul;” 1 Peter 2:9, “a peculiar people;” literally, a people of “acquirement” to himself; and in the passage before us. It properly means, an acquisition, an obtaining, a laying up. Here it means, the complete deliverance from sin, and the eternal salvation “acquired” for us by Christ. The influence of the Holy Spirit, renewing and sanctifying us, comforting us in trials, and sustaining us in afflictions, is the pledge that the redemption is yet to be wholly ours.

Unto the praise of his glory - see Ephesians 1:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance — This Holy Spirit, sealing the soul with truth and righteousness, is the earnest, foretaste, and pledge of the heavenly inheritance. And he who can produce this earnest - this witness of the Spirit, in the day of judgment, shall have an abundant entrance into the holiest. On the αρραβων, or earnest, Genesis 38:13, c., and 2 Corinthians 1:22.

The redemption of the purchased possession — That is, till the time when body and soul are redeemed from all their miseries, and glorified in the kingdom on heaven.

The redemption of the purchased possession - απολυτρωσις της περιποιησεως is variously understood and indeed the original is variously translated. Dr. Whitby has observed that the verb πεειποιεις signifies to save alive; and he refers the περιποιησις, here, to the redemption of the body from corruption, and to its final glorification with the soul.

All those who believe in Christ Jesus are considered as his peculiar people and property, and to them eternal glory is promised. The Spirit of promise, which is given them, is a pledge that they shall have a resurrection from the dead, and eternal blessedness; the redemption, or bringing to life of the body, cannot take place till the day of judgment, but the Holy Spirit promises this redemption, and is now in their hearts an earnest or pledge of this complete restoration at the great day, which will then be, in an especial manner, to the praise of his glory, viz. of Christ, who has bought them by his blood.