united with Him, having also believed (Acts 19:2) ye were sealed.… It is possible to take ἐν ᾧ in connexion with εὐαγγέλιον, ‘and when ye believed in it, as not hearers only, ye were sealed.…’ This construction is justified by Mk 1:15, but it seems to be less natural than that which has been adopted. ἐσφραγίσθητε] See c. 4:30 μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ πν. τὸ ἅγ. τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως. Σφραγίς is used of a visible attestation of the reality of a spiritual