Ephesians 1:14
Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of the acquisition;—unto his glorious praise.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Psalms 74:2Remember thine own assembly thou didst acquire aforetime, Thou didst redeem the tribe of thine own inheritance, Mount Zion, wherein thou didst take up thy habitation.
Jeremiah 32:7Lo! Hanameel son of Shallum thine uncle, hath come unto thee saying,—Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth, for, thine, is the right of redemption to buy it.
Acts 20:28Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,—to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.
Romans 8:15For ye have not received a spirit of servitude, leading back into fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we are exclaiming—Abba! Oh Father!
2 Corinthians 1:22Who also hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Galatians 4:6And, because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, exclaiming, Abba! Oh Father!
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:4-15
Praise for Spiritual Blessings. ( a. d. 61.) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us… Read the whole commentary →