- In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
- That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- 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,
- Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
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- In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
- in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
- And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
- who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.
- For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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