Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. New Living Translation God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit. English Standard Version He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. Berean Standard Bible And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. Berean Literal Bible Now the One having prepared us for this very purpose is God, having given to us the pledge of the Spirit, King James Bible Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. New King James Version Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. New American Standard Bible Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge. NASB 1995 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. NASB 1977 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. Legacy Standard Bible Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. Amplified Bible Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the [Holy] Spirit as a pledge [a guarantee, a down payment on the fulfillment of His promise]. Christian Standard Bible Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. American Standard Version Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he who prepares us for this is God; he it is who gives us the down payment of his Spirit. Contemporary English Version God is the one who makes all this possible. He has given us his Spirit to make us certain he will do it. Douay-Rheims Bible Now he that maketh us for this very thing, is God, who hath given us the pledge of the Spirit. English Revised Version Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit. GOD'S WORD® Translation God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit to guarantee it. Good News Translation God is the one who has prepared us for this change, and he gave us his Spirit as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us. International Standard Version God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee. Literal Standard Version And He who worked us to this very thing [is] God, who also gave to us the deposit of the Spirit; Majority Standard Bible And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. New American Bible Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a first installment. NET Bible Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. New Revised Standard Version He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. New Heart English Bible Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit. Webster's Bible Translation Now he that hath wrought us for this same thing is God, who also hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit. Weymouth New Testament And He who formed us with this very end in view is God, who has given us His Spirit as a pledge and foretaste of that bliss. World English Bible Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit. Young's Literal Translation And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Our Eternal Dwelling…4So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. 6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.… Cross References Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 2 Corinthians 1:22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. Treasury of Scripture Now he that has worked us for the selfsame thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit. wrought. 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; Isaiah 29:23 But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. the earnest. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. Numbers 13:23-27 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs… Romans 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Jump to Previous Bliss Deposit Earnest End Foretaste Formed Guaranteeing Payment Pledge Prepared Purpose Selfsame Self-Same Spirit View Witness Work WroughtJump to Next Bliss Deposit Earnest End Foretaste Formed Guaranteeing Payment Pledge Prepared Purpose Selfsame Self-Same Spirit View Witness Work Wrought2 Corinthians 5 1. That in his assured hope of immortal glory,9. and in expectation of it, he labors to keep a good conscience; 12. not that he may boast of himself, 14. but as one that, having received life from Christ, 17. endeavors to live as a new creature to Christ only, 18. and by his ministry of reconciliation, to reconcile others also in Christ to God. (5) He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing.--Better, he that wrought us for this very thing. The "very thing" is the consummation, by whatever stages it may be reached, in which mortality is swallowed up of life. The whole work of God in the past--redemption, the new birth, the gifts and graces of the Spirit--was looking to this as its result. He had given the "earnest of the Spirit" (see Note on 2Corinthians 1:22) as a pledge of the future victory of the higher life over the lower. Every gift of spiritual energy not dependent upon the material organism was an assurance that that organism was an impediment to the free action of the Spirit, which would one day be overcome. Our eyes, to take a striking instance, are limits, as well as instruments, to the spirit's powers of perception.Verse 5. - He who hath wrought us for the selfsame thing. God prepared and perfected us for this very result, namely, to put on the robe of immortality. The earnest (see 2 Corinthians 1:22) The quickening life imparted by the Spirit of life is a pledge and part payment of the incorruptible eternal life. The Spirit is "the Earnest of our inheritance" (Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 4:30). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. has prepared κατεργασάμενος (katergasamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2716: From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. this τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. very [purpose] αὐτὸ (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] has given δοὺς (dous) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Spirit Πνεύματος (Pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. as a pledge of what is to come. ἀρραβῶνα (arrabōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 728: Of Hebrew origin; a pledge, i.e. Part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest. 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