2 Corinthians 5:5

English Standard Version

5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. (Ro 8:23; 2Co 1:22) 

New International Version

5 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 International Reader’s Version

5 God has formed us for that very purpose. He has given us the Holy Spirit as a down payment. The Spirit makes us sure of what is still to come. 

King James Version

5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 

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