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2 Corinthians 5:5

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.y

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2 Corinthians 5:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

This is what God made us for, and he has given us the Spirit to be a guarantee for this new life.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit to guarantee it. 

2 Corinthians 5:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the down payment, the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God has made 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.

2 Corinthians 5:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.


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