Ephesians 1:13
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Study Note
Study Note
Paul traces a three-step sequence — hearing the word of truth, believing the gospel, and being sealed with the Holy Spirit — presenting the Spirit as God's ratifying mark on those who enter covenant. The 'seal' ('sphragis') carried legal and commercial force in antiquity: it authenticated ownership, guaranteed security, and marked goods for delivery. Paul extends the metaphor in verse 14 by calling the Spirit an 'arrabon' (earnest, down-payment), indicating that present spiritual experience is a foretaste of full eschatological inheritance. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 uses identical sealing language, confirming the pattern as foundational to Pauline pneumatology.
Other Translations
in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth--the good news of your salvation--in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,
Cross References
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