ἐκληρώθημεν (we were made an inheritance); συγκληρονόμα (fellow-allotted ones)
Eph.1:11-14, 18; 3:6
Whereas Colossians mentions the inheritance that believers receive (3:24), Ephesians places the emphasis upon the inheritance God receives. In verses eleven, fourteen, and eighteen of chapter one, Paul reveals this reality to his readers. Believers are made an inheritance (ἐκληρὠθημεν, v 11; τἢς κληρονομἰας ήμὢν, v 14) and are sealed as such by the Holy Spirit. Though these texts are often translated as though believers are those receiving the inheritance, they ought to be Read the rest of this entry »