Ephesians 1:14

Which . . . possession . In parenthesis.

the earnest = a pledge. See 2 Corinthians 1:22 . The gift of the new nature (spirit) is a pledge of God's future gifts in th e same kind, thus differing from any ordinary pledge. Compare 1 Peter 1:4 .

inheritance . Greek. kleronomia. See Acts 20:32 . Compare our inheritance here, and His inheritance, Ephesians 1:18 .

until = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 .

purchased possession . Greek. peripoiesis. Here; 1 Thessalonians 5:9 . 2 Thessalonians 2:14 . Heb 10:39 . 1 Peter 2:9 . Compare Acts 20:28 .