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NASB | Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]. [John 7:39; Acts 2:33] |
Subject: Can you lose your salvation? |
Bible Note: Greetings Psalm25! You wrote: "The other very significant issues is; do not rely on the English to correctly interpret what was written in the Greek. As we all know the Greek is very precise as our English is anything but." If I am following Lookn's point correctly, is entirely accurate about Eph. 1:13 based upon the Greek, not the English. 'Having believed' is an aorist participle in the Greek. 'You were sealed' is an aorist verb in the Greek. Based upon Greek grammar, the action of the main verb is antecedent to the action of the aorist participle. So, the sealing in v. 13 takes place after the believing. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |