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# he set his seal on us
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Paul speaks of God showing that we belong to him as if God had put a mark on us as a sign that we belong to him. AT: "he has put his mark of ownership on us" or "he has shown that we belong to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# gave us the Spirit in our hearts
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Here the word "hearts" refers to the innermost part of a person. AT: "gave us the Spirit to live within each of us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the Spirit ... as a guarantee
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The Spirit is spoken of as if he was a partial downpayment toward eternal life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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