Ephesians 1:14 BSB — MannaFest

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.

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ASV

which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

KJV

Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ephesians 1:14 (420)

A guarantee (arrabōn, "earnest") is not the same as a token or pledge. For a guarantee is given as an affidavit and bond for a future purchase. But a pledge … is an expression of a present reciprocal transaction. Thus when the money is returned the pledge is restored by the creditor to the one who has repaid the debt.… So from the guarantee the majestic scope of the future inheritance may be grasped.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Irenaeus

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 5 (202)

But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God; which also the apostle terms "an earnest," that is, a part of the honour which has been promised us by God, where he says in the Epistle to the Ephesians, "In which ye also, having heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, believing in which we have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance."

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The earnest is part of payment, and it secures the full sum: so is the gift of the Holy Ghost; all his influences and operations, both as a sanctifier and a comforter, are heaven begun, glory in the seed and bud. The Spirit's illumination is an earnest of everlasting light; sanctification is an earnest of perfect holiness; and his comforts are earnests of everlasting joys.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 αρῥαβων, or earnest, see the notes on Gen 38:17 (note), etc., and on 2Co 1:22 (note).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The deliverance of the creature (the body, and the whole visible creation) from the bondage of corruption, and from the usurping prince of this world, into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Ro 8:21-23; 2Pe 3:13). of the purchased possession--God's people purchased ("acquired," Greek) as His peculiar (Greek) possession by the blood of Christ (Ac 20:28).

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅ	ho	who	G3739 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἀρραβὼν	arrabōn	[the] guarantee	G728 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
κληρονομίας	klēronomias	inheritance	G2817 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἀπολύτρωσιν	apolutrōsin	[the] redemption	G629 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
περιποιήσεως	peripoiēseōs	acquired [possession]	G4047 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἔπαινον	epainon	[the] praise	G1868 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
δόξης	doxēs	glory	G1391 →
αὐτοῦ.¶	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
leads to
- Ephesians 1:13–14
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
  Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- Isaiah 63:10
  But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Acts 7:51
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Genesis 6:6
  And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Through
2 Corinthians 1:22
placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
leads to
- Romans 8:15–17
  For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Romans 5:5
  And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ephesians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ephesians