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.
In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him Who works out everyhting 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.
God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- the Spirit of truth.
May the God of peace, Who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back fromt the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen!
Do not fear, O Jacob, My servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel.
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.
But, because of His great love for us, God, Who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions- it is by grace you have been saved.
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace which He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.