1:14 to: Or 'up to,' eis. It is more than 'till,' because it has the inheritance in view. Compare Gal. 3:24. It may be translated 'for the redemption,' connecting it with 'sealed,' instead of with 'earnest;' thus, 'Ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, (who is the earnest of our inheritance,) for,' &c.