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901 B
901 B
It was by Christ that you also heard the word of truth
AT: "it was through believing in Christ that you heard that you were saved by him"
the gospel of your salvation by Christ
AT: "Christ is the gospel of your salvation"
in whom you also have believed
AT: "and you also have believed in Christ"
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit
As wax was placed on a letter and impressed with a symbol representing who sent the letter, God sealed our salvation with the Holy Spirit signifying his ownership of us. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the spirit is the guarantee
God gave us the Holy Spirit as a promise of his gift of eternal life at the proper time. AT: "the Holy Spirit is a pledge"
our redemption of the possession
God has purchased us to be his own people. AT: "that is, that God forgives us and accepts us as his own people"