“That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
So that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life — justification (dikaiōthentes) by grace is the legal verdict that restores status; the result is heirs (kleronomoi) with right to promised inheritance. The hope of eternal life (elpida aiōniou) specifies the inheritance as eschatological — not earthly possession but participation in God's unending life. Grace justifies; hope expectantly inherits.
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