Discovery BoxEphesians 1:12-13 
Context1:12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope 1 on Christ, 2 would be to the praise of his glory. 1:13 And when 3 you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ 4 – you were marked with the seal 5 of the promised Holy Spirit, 6
1 tn Or “who had already hoped.”
2 tn Or “the Messiah.”
3 tn Grk “in whom you also, when…” (continuing the sentence from v. 12).
4 tn Grk “in whom also having believed.” The relative pronoun “whom” has been replaced in the translation with its antecedent (“Christ”) to improve the clarity.
5 tn Or “you were sealed.”
6 tn Grk “the Holy Spirit of promise.” Here ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias, “of promise”) has been translated as an attributive genitive.
