11 translations · Greek

Ephesians 1:13

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

World English Bible

Ephesians 1:13 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
KJV King James Version
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
ASV American Standard Version
in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
LSV Literal Standard Version
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth—the good news of your salvation—in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
FBV Free Bible Version
In him—you too have heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation. In him—because you trusted in him you were stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit's promise,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth — the good news of your salvation — in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
DBY Darby Translation
in whom ye also [have trusted], having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
WBT Webster’s Bible
In whom ye also trusted , after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
In whom you also, after you had heard the word of truth, (the gospel of your salvation;) in whom also believing, you were signed with the holy Spirit of promise,

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
ἐν en in G1722 ἐν in/on/among
ᾧ hō [Him] G3739 ὅς which
καὶ kai And G2532 καί and
ὑμεῖς hymeis you G4771 σύ you
ἀκούσαντες akousantes having heard G191 ἀκούω to hear
τὸν ton the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
λόγον logon word G3056 λόγος word
τῆς tēs — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἀληθείας alētheias of truth G225 ἀλήθεια truth
τὸ to the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
εὐαγγέλιον euangelion gospel G2098 εὐαγγέλιον gospel
τῆς tēs of G3588 ὁ the/this/who
σωτηρίας sōtērias salvation G4991 σωτηρία salvation
ὑμῶν hymōn your G4771 σύ you
ἐν en — G1722 ἐν in/on/among
ᾧ hō — G3739 ὅς which
καὶ kai and G2532 καί and
πιστεύσαντες pisteusantes believed G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in)
ἐσφραγίσθητε esphragisthēte were sealed G4972 σφραγίζω to seal
τῷ tō with G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Πνεύματι Pneumati Spirit G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit
τῆς tēs — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἐπαγγελίας epangelias promised G1860 ἐπαγγελία promise
τῷ tō the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Ἁγίῳ Hagiō Holy G40 ἅγιος holy
  • 2 Corinthians 1:22

    who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

  • Ephesians 4:30

    Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

  • 2 Timothy 2:19

    However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

    For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

  • Galatians 3:14

    that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  • Romans 4:11

    He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

  • Romans 1:16

    For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

  • Titus 2:11

    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

  • Acts 2:33

    Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

  • Joel 2:28

    “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

11 in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will;

12 to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.

13 In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

14 who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

Read all of Ephesians 1 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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