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translationWords
- en:tw:believe
- en:tw:christ
- en:tw:goodnews
- en:tw:holyspirit
- en:tw:inherit
- en:tw:redeem
- en:tw:save
- en:tw:wordoftruth
translationNotes
- It was by Christ that you also heard the word of truth - Alternate translation: "it was through believing in Christ that you heard that you were saved by him"
- the gospel of your salvation by Christ - "Christ is the gospel of your salvation"
- in whom you also have believed - in whom you also have believed "and you also have believed in Christ"
- ** were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit** - 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: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- the spirit is the guarantee - "The Holy Spirit is a pledge." God gave us the holy spirit as a promise of his gift of eternal life at the proper time.
- our redemption of the possession - God has purchased us to be his own people. Alternate translation: "that is, that God forgives us and accepts us as his own people."