Ephesians 1:13

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Summary

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,

Ye also

Ephesians 2:11

Colossians 1:21

1 Peter 2:10

After that ye heard

Ye were

Holy

General references

Matthew 12:21

Bible References

Ye also

Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands--

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

After that ye heard

assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

Ye were

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,

and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,

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"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;

But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.

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and in his name the Gentiles will hope."