Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
sealed--A seal is a token assuring the possession of property to one; "sealed" here answers to "stablisheth us" (2 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 9:2).
the earnest of the Spirit--that is, the Spirit as the earnest (that is, money given by a purchaser as a pledge for the full payment of the sum promised). The Holy Spirit is given to the believer now as a first instalment to assure him his full inheritance as a son of God shall be his hereafter (Ephesians 1:13-14). "Sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession" (Romans 8:23). The Spirit is the pledge of the fulfilment of "all the promises" (2 Corinthians 1:20).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 5:5
Ezekiel 39:29
Haggai 2:23
Romans 8:23
1 Corinthians 1:6
2 Corinthians 1:3
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
2 Corinthians 1:19
2 Corinthians 1:21
2 Corinthians 1:23
2 Corinthians 5:5
Ephesians 1:13
Ephesians 1:14
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