¹³ In ^[a]Him, you also, after listening to ^(A)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ^[b]believed, you were ^(B)sealed in ^[c]Him with ^(C)the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁸ In the exercise of ^(A)His will He ^(B)brought us forth by ^(C)the word of truth, so that we would be ^[a]a kind of ^(D)first fruits ^[b]among His creatures.