2 Corinthians 5:5 | |
NASB: Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. (NASB ©1995) GWT: God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit to guarantee it. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. ASV: Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit. BBE: Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come. DBY: Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit. WEY: 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. WBS: Now he that hath wrought us for this same thing is God, who also hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit. WEB: Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit. YLT: And He who did work us to this self-same thing [is] God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit; | |
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