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Ephesians 1:14

who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession, to the praise of His glory.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Earnest;   Faith;   God;   Gospel;   Holiness;   Holy Spirit;   Inheritance;   Righteousness;   Salvation;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Emblems of the Holy Spirit, the;   Gift of the Holy Spirit, the;   Redemption;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Earnest;   Seal, Sealing;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Hope;   Inheritance;   Paul;   Promise;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Assurance;   Church, the;   Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of;   Freedom;   Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Holy Spirit;   Hope;   Inheritance;   Old Testament in the New Testament, the;   Paul the Apostle;   Praise;   Redeem, Redemption;   Resurrection;   Salvation;   Seal;   Wages;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Covenant;   Eternity of God;   Holy Ghost;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Earnest;   Ephesians, Epistle to;   Peculiar;   Perseverance of the Saints;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dove;   Earnest;   Ephesians, the Epistle to the;   Feasts;   Holy Spirit, the;   Jubilee;   Noah;   Predestination;   Redeemer;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Earnest;   Ephesians, Book of;   Freedom;   God;   Hope;   Hymn;   Inheritance;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the New Testament;   Children (Sons) of God;   Church;   Earnest;   Ephesians, Epistle to;   Evil;   Kingdom of God;   Peter, First Epistle of;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Christian Life;   Debt, Debtor;   Earnest ;   Election;   Ephesians Epistle to the;   Glory;   Heaven;   Heir Heritage Inheritance;   Lots;   Parousia;   Perseverance;   Praise;   Praise (2);   Redemption;   Salvation Save Saviour;   Trade and Commerce;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - First-Fruits;   Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit;   Inheritance;   Redemption;   15 Peculiar (People), Purchased Possession;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   Earnest;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Earnest;   Ephesians, Epistle to the;   Eschatology of the New Testament;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Hope;   Inheritance;   Possess;   Regeneration;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for May 24;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 25;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Legacy Standard Bible
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The Holy Ghost is God's guarantee he will keep his promise and we will inherit everything he said we would. He paid a terrible price to give us such a wonderful gift. The least we can do is praise and honor him.
Bible in Basic English
Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.
Darby Translation
who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.
Christian Standard Bible®
He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.
World English Bible
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who is an earnest of our inheritance, till the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
Weymouth's New Testament
that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.
King James Version (1611)
Which is the earnest of our inheritance, vntill the redemption of the purchased possession, vnto the praise of his glorie.
Literal Translation
who is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which is the ernest of oure inheritaunce to oure redempcion, that we mighte be his owne to the prayse off his glory.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and this is the pledge of our inheritance, being given for the deliverance of his peculiar people, to the display of his glory.
Amplified Bible
The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.
American Standard Version
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Revised Standard Version
which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which is the ernest of oure inheritaunce to redeme the purchased possession and that vnto the laude of his glory.
Update Bible Version
which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of [God's] own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Webster's Bible Translation
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
Young's Literal Translation
which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
New Century Version
That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive what God promised for his people until God gives full freedom to those who are his—to bring praise to God's glory.
New English Translation
who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Contemporary English Version
The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.
Complete Jewish Bible
who guarantees our inheritance until we come into possession of it and thus bring him praise commensurate with his glory.
English Standard Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which is the earnest of our inheritance, for the redemption of that libertie purchased vnto the prayse of his glory.
George Lamsa Translation
Which is the pledge of our inheritance, for the salvation of those who are saved, and for the glory of his honour.
Hebrew Names Version
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
International Standard Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession,of the possession
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Etheridge Translation
who is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of those who are saved, and unto the praise of his majesty.
Murdock Translation
who is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of them that are alive, and for the praise of his glory.
New King James Version
who [fn] is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
New Living Translation
The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
New Life Bible
The Holy Spirit was given to us as a promise that we will receive everything God has for us. God's Spirit will be with us until God finishes His work of making us complete. God does this to show His shining-greatness.
English Revised Version
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
New Revised Standard
this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God's own people, to the praise of his glory.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of the acquisition; - unto his glorious praise.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of acquisition, unto the praise of his glory.
King James Version
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Lexham English Bible
who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche is the earnest of our inheritaunce, vnto ye redemption of the purchased possession, vnto the prayse of his glorie.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Spirit is the first payment that guarantees we will get all that God has for us. Then we will enjoy complete freedom as people who belong to him. The goal for all of us is the praise of God in all his glory.
New American Standard Bible
who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Good News Translation
The Spirit is the guarantee that we shall receive what God has promised his people, and this assures us that God will give complete freedom to those who are his. Let us praise his glory!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in to the redempcioun of purchasyng, in to heriyng of his glorie.

Contextual Overview

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ. 11In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

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

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1:3
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
Genesis 1:4
And seeing that the light was good, God separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters."
Genesis 1:7
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear." And it was so.
Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

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.


 
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