Ephesians 1:14

¹² in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

¹³ And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to 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.
WEB: who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
ASV: which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of [God`s] own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
DARBY: who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.
BLB: who is the pledge of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.

ÅB: han som er pantet på vår arv til eiendomsfolkets forløsning, hans herlighet til pris.
OTB: som er et pant på vår arv inntil forløsningen av dem som er Guds eiendom, til pris for Hans herlighet.
B1930: han som er pantet på vår arv til eiendomsfolkets forløsning, hans herlighet til pris.

2 Corinthians 1:22
placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
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2 Corinthians 5:5
And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
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Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
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Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
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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!”
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Romans 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
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Ephesians 1:12
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
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1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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