en_tn/eph/01/13.md

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  • It was by Christ that you also heard the word of truth - AT: "it was through believing in Christ that you heard that you were saved by him"
  • the gospel of your salvation by Christ - AT: "Christ is the gospel of your salvation"
  • in whom you also have believed - AT: "and you also have believed in Christ"
  • ** were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit** - As wax was placed on a letter and impressed with a symbol representing who sent the letter, God sealed our salvation with the Holy Spirit signifying his ownership of us. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • the spirit is the guarantee - God gave us the Holy Spirit as a promise of his gift of eternal life at the proper time. AT: "the Holy Spirit is a pledge"
  • our redemption of the possession - God has purchased us to be his own people. AT: "that is, that God forgives us and accepts us as his own people"