Other translations
American Standard Version
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Who is the pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of those who are living and for the glory of his honor.
Darby Bible Translation
who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Who is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of acquisition, unto the praise of his glory.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
God's Word
This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance. We have this guarantee until we are set free to belong to him. God receives praise and glory for this.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.
International Standard Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until God redeems his own possession for his praise and glory.
NET Bible
who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
New American Standard Bible
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.
New International Version
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.
New Living Translation
The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
Weymouth New Testament
that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.
The World English Bible
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
EasyEnglish Bible
God has put his Holy Spirit inside us now. As a result, we know that one day we will receive all the good things that God has promised. At that time we will be completely free, because we belong to God. So we praise God and we say that he is great!
Young‘s Literal Translation
which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
New Life Version
The Holy Spirit was given to us as a promise that we will receive everything God has for us. God’s Spirit will be with us until God finishes His work of making us complete. God does this to show His shining-greatness.
Revised Geneva Translation
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance, for the redemption of that acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
The Voice Bible
as the guarantee toward the inheritance we are to receive when He frees and rescues all who belong to Him. To God be all praise and glory!
Living Bible
His presence within us is God’s guarantee that he really will give us all that he promised; and the Spirit’s seal upon us means that God has already purchased us and that he guarantees to bring us to himself. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.
New Catholic Bible
That Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, which we shall share when God has redeemed us as his own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Legacy Standard Bible
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Jubilee Bible 2000
which is the earnest of our inheritance unto the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Christian Standard Bible
The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
Amplified Bible © 1954
That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory.
New Century Version
That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive what God promised for his people until God gives full freedom to those who are his—to bring praise to God’s glory.
The Message
It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This down payment from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He is the down payment of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own possession, so that his glory would be praised.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
which is the guarantee of our inheritance vouching for God’s redemption of his possession, to the praise of his glory.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.
New Matthew Bible
which is the earnest of our inheritance to redeem the purchased possession, and that to the laud of his glory.
Good News Translation®
The Spirit is the guarantee that we shall receive what God has promised his people, and this assures us that God will give complete freedom to those who are his. Let us praise his glory!
Wycliffe Bible
which is the earnest of our heritage, into the redemption of purchasing, into [the] praising of his glory.
New Testament for Everyone
The spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the time when the people who are God’s special possession are finally reclaimed and freed. This, too, is for the praise of his glory.
Contemporary English Version
The Spirit also makes us sure we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
J.B. Phillips New Testament
And here is the staggering thing—that in all which will one day belong to him we have been promised a share (since we were long ago destined for this by the one who achieves his purposes by his sovereign will), so that we, as the first to put our confidence in Christ, may bring praise to his glory! And you too trusted him, when you heard the message of truth, the Gospel of your salvation. And after you gave your confidence to him you were, so to speak, stamped with the promised Holy Spirit as a guarantee of purchase, until the day when God completes the redemption of what he has paid for as his own; and that will again be to the praise of his glory.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.
Common English Bible © 2011
The Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance, which is applied toward our redemption as God’s own people, resulting in the honor of God’s glory.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.
English Standard Version Anglicised
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
which is the first installment of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of his glory.
New American Standard Bible
who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
The Expanded Bible
That Holy Spirit is the ·guarantee [down payment; deposit] ·that we will receive what God promised for his people [L of our inheritance] until ·God gives full freedom to those who are his [or we acquire possession of it; L the redemption of the possession; v. 7]—to bring praise to God’s glory.
Tree of Life Version
He is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the redemption of His possession—to His glorious praise!
Revised Standard Version
which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
New International Reader's Version
The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.
BRG Bible
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Complete Jewish Bible
who guarantees our inheritance until we come into possession of it and thus bring him praise commensurate with his glory.
Worldwide English (New Testament)
The Holy Spirit is the first part of what we are to receive from God. This proves that we will get all God has promised. Some day we shall have them all. Praise God! He is very great and wonderful. 15,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Who is bestowed as an eravon (pledge) of our nachalah (allotted inheritance, TEHILLIM 16:5-6), with a view to the Geulah of Hashem’s own possession, to the tehilat kavod (praise of glory) of Him.
Names of God Bible
This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance. We have this guarantee until we are set free to belong to him. God receives praise and glory for this.
Modern English Version
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Spirit is the first payment that guarantees we will get all that God has for us. Then we will enjoy complete freedom as people who belong to him. The goal for all of us is the praise of God in all his glory.
International Children’s Bible
That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will get what God promised for his people. This will bring full freedom to the people who belong to God, to bring praise to God’s glory.
Lexham English Bible
who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
New International Version - UK
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of his glory.
Disciples Literal New Testament
Who is a pledge of our inheritance until the [final] redemption of His possession for the praise of His glory.